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Nature of Suit Code: 365
Nature of Suit: Personal Injury - Product Liability
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-Product Liability

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On March 6, 2006, The Court gave the Plaintiff fifteen (15) days to respond to 1

Defendants’ Motion as set out in the summary judgment scheduling order. (Doc. 61.) Thus,

Plaintiff’s response was due on March 21, 2006.

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ALABAMA

MIDDLE DIVISION

ROSE MARY WILLIAMS,

Plaintiff,

vs.

MATRIXX INITIATIVES, et al.,

Defendants.

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Civil Action Numbers

 4:04-cv-3548-UWC 

MEMORANDUM OPINION ON DEFENDANTS’ 

MOTIONS FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT

Before the Court is Defendants’ Motion for Summary Judgment. (Doc. 16.) 

The Court has yet to receive a response from Plaintiff regarding this motion even

though the deadline for such a response has passed. Additionally the deadline

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for Plaintiff to produce any expert testimony passed as of February 10, 2006,

according to the Court’s scheduling order. (Doc. 54.) 

Defendants seek summary judgment on Plaintiff’s claims because she has

failed to offer any evidence that the product she used was the proximate cause of

FILED

 2006 Mar-30 PM 03:28

U.S. DISTRICT COURT

N.D. OF ALABAMA

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her injuries. Specifically, Plaintiff has failed to proffer any expert testimony on

the issues of product defect and causation. Accordingly, the Court finds that

Plaintiff cannot make out a prima facie case on any of her claims. See McClain v.

Metabolife Int’, Inc., 401 F.3d 1233 (11th Cir. 2005); Sears, Roebuck & Co. V.

Haven Hills Farm, Inc., 395 So.2d 991, 995 (Ala. 1981).

Based on these undisputed facts, Defendants are entitled to judgment as a

matter of law on all claims. 

A separate order will issue, consistent with the conclusions embodied in this

Memorandum Opinion.

Done the 30 day of March, 2006. th

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 U.W. Clemon

 Chief United States District Judge

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