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FindACase | Greene v. Hoveround Corp.
THIS MATTER comes before the Court on the Defendant's Motion to Dismiss (# 11), the Plaintiff's response (# 17), and the Defendants' reply (# 21). For the reasons that follow, the Motion is denied.
The Court has jurisdiction to hear this case under 28 U.S.C. § 1332.
Defendant Hoveround Corporation manufactures powered wheelchairs, called powerchairs. Alaric Greene, the Plaintiff in this matter, purchased the MPV5 Powerchair from Hoveround in 2010. On June 29, 2015, Mr. Greene's powerchair suddenly lost power causing him to lose control, fall out of the chair and then the chair fell on top of him. On August 20, an agent for Hoveround inspected Mr. Greene's powerchair and told Mr. Greene that the joust box and connections between the power supply and servos needed repair.
The Complaint (# 4) alleges the following causes of action: (1) strict product liability (defective design and manufacturing), (2) negligence, and (3) breach of implied warranty. Hoveround has moved to dismiss all three claims (# 11).
In reviewing a motion to dismiss pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6), the Court must accept all well-pleaded allegations in the complaint as true and view those allegations in the light most favorable to the nonmoving party. Stidham v. Peace Officer Standards & Training, 265 F.3d 1144, 1149 (10th Cir. 2001) (quoting Sutton v. Utah State Sch. for the Deaf & Blind, 173 F.3d 1226, 1236 (10th Cir. 1999)). The Court must limit its consideration to the four corners of the complaint, any exhibits attached thereto, and any external documents that are incorporated by reference. See Smith v. United States, 561 F.3d 1090, 1098 (10th Cir. 2009). However, a court may consider documents referred to in the complaint if the documents are central to the plaintiff's claim and the parties do not dispute the documents' authenticity. Alvarado v. KOB-TV LLC, 493 F.3d 1210, 1215 (10th Cir. 2007).
When dismissal is sought on statute of limitations grounds, the movant has the burden of demonstrating that, on the face of the complaint, the claim is untimely; if the defendant carries that burden, the plaintiff then has the burden of coming forward with facts justifying tolling the statute of limitations. Aldrich v. McCulloch Props. Inc., 627 F.2d 1036, 1041 n.4 (10th Cir. 1980).
Hoveround argues that all of Mr. Greene's claims are barred by the applicable statute of limitations. All three claims are subject to a two-year statute of limitations. See C.R.S. § 13-80-106 (strict product liability and breach of implied warranty); C.R.S. § 13-80-102 (negligence).
Under Colorado law, a cause of action for personal injury accrues for purposes of calculation “on the date both the injury and its cause are known or should have been known by the exercise of reasonable diligence.” C.R.S. § 13-80-108(1) (emphasis added). A cause of action for breach of warranty accrues “on the date the breach is discovered or should have been discovered by the exercise of reasonable diligence.” C.R.S. § 13-80-108(6).

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