Opinion ID: 173569
Heading Depth: 3
Heading Rank: 1

Heading: standard of review

Text: The Sixth Circuit reviews de novo a district court's grant of summary judgment. Hamilton v. Starcom Mediavest Group, Inc., 522 F.3d 623, 627 (6th Cir.2008) (citing Hardesty v. Hamburg Twp., 461 F.3d 646, 650 (6th Cir.2006)). Summary judgment is proper where no genuine issue of material fact exists and the moving party is entitled to judgment as a matter of law. Id. (citing Fed. R.Civ.P. 56(c)). The moving party has the initial burden of proving that no genuine issue of material fact exists, Vaughn v. Lawrenceburg Power Sys., 269 F.3d 703, 710 (6th Cir.2001) (citing Street v. J.C. Bradford & Co., 886 F.2d 1472, 1477 (6th Cir.1989)), and the court must draw all reasonable inferences in the light most favorable to the nonmoving party. Id. (citing City Mgmt. Corp. v. U.S. Chemical Co., 43 F.3d 244, 250 (6th Cir.1994)). When a motion for summary judgment is properly made and supported and the nonmoving party fails to respond with a showing sufficient to establish an essential element of its case, summary judgment is appropriate. See Celotex Corp. v. Catrett, 477 U.S. 317, 322-23, 106 S.Ct. 2548, 91 L.Ed.2d 265 (1986); see also Street, 886 F.2d at 1479-80. In Ohio, three basic theories of liability exist under which a claimant may assert a product liability action: (1) under the Ohio Product Liability Act; (2) negligence; and (3) breach of warranty. Christopher M. Ernst, et al., Baldwin's Ohio Practice, Ohio Tort Law, § 6.1 (2009). We will address Buchanan's design defect claim under the Ohio Product Liability Act and her common law theories of negligence first, and then address the district court's preemption ruling.