Rossetti v. Busch Entertainment Corp.
United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
87 F. Supp. 2d 415 (2000)
Relevant factsFree
Rossetti (plaintiff) was injured on an amusement park ride at a park owned by Busch Entertainment Corp. (defendant) after paying the park's admission fee. Rossetti sued Busch under a strict-liability theory and separately sued Waterworld, the ride's manufacturer, in a different suit; Busch argued it was not in the business of selling products and moved for summary judgment on the strict-liability claim.
IssueFree
Whether a party whose role in supplying a product is tangential to the product's actual supply is subject to strict liability for harm caused by a defect in that product.