“*The Tincher verdict, significant on its own, has the potential to impact cases against Omegaflex beyond Chester County, Pennsylvania. A viable argument exists to extend the principles of collateral estoppel to apply to other cases against the manufacturer in other jurisdictions, involving similar facts and claims of defect. The defective nature of the product would no longer be an issue for the jury to decide, given the prior determination by the Tincher jury.”
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Yes, this could be huge. If the CSST mfg’s additional bonding fix can be shown to be not effective or ill-conceived (which it apparently has been) and the lawsuit results stand up to appeal then this could lead to the demise of the CSST industry. I will certainly be reviewing my standard report comment for CSST.
I just don’t see much of it here, if at all. What I have seen is usually yellow flex tubing, used mostly from iron pipe fittings to hot water heaters and fireplaces; maybe only one to two feet. I see it very rarely. The article relates to me as a big deal…???