Indiana Farm Bureau Insurance v. Shenzhen Anet Technology Co., Ltd.

2020 WL 7711346 (2020)

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Indiana Farm Bureau Insurance v. Shenzhen Anet Technology Co., Ltd.

United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana
2020 WL 7711346 (2020)

  • Written by Heather Whittemore, JD

Facts

Wal-Mart.com USA, LLC (Wal-Mart) operated an online store. Third-party sellers could apply to sell their goods on the website. Approved third-party sellers were responsible for fulfilling orders for their goods, and the website specified that the third-party sellers were the entities selling the listed goods. In 2017 Karen and Archie Terry purchased a 3D printer from CNMODLE, Inc. (defendant) through Wal-Mart’s online store. CNMODLE shipped the 3D printer to the Terrys. A few months later, the 3D printer caught on fire and caused damage to the Terrys’ property. The Terrys had an insurance policy through Indiana Farm Bureau Insurance (Farm Bureau) (plaintiff). After Farm Bureau paid for the damage, it filed a products-liability claim in federal court against CNMODLE and Wal-Mart to recover the amount it paid, asserting violations of Indiana’s products-liability statute. The products-liability statute provided that sellers and manufacturers of defective products could be held liable for damage caused by those products. Wal-Mart filed a motion for summary judgment, arguing that it could not be held liable under Indiana law because it was neither a seller nor a manufacturer of the 3D printer.

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Issue

Holding and Reasoning (Pratt, J.)

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