Mitsubishi Electric & Electronics Receives Dismissal from Plaintiff in Product Liability Action

July 1, 2004

Guy R. Gruppie and Sunhee Kang Rosales obtained a dismissal on behalf of Mitsubishi Electric & Electronics, USA in a negligence action where an elderly man claimed personal injuries as result of a purported malfunction of a Monterey Park mall's escalator system.

Plaintiff, in his 80s, was traveling upward on an escalator maintained by Mitsubishi when he claims the escalator stopped but the handrail continued to move, causing him to fall and suffer personal injuries.

Undertaking aggressive discovery, the defense demonstrated that the escalator and handrail could only work in unison, and further developed evidence to suggest that plaintiff fell for reasons unrelated to any elevator malfunction.

The matter was settled by the Monterey Park mall while Mitsubishi was dismissed from the suit.