Attorney obtained a full summary judgment order in a casualty case involving hurricane shutters and severe injury

Attorney obtained a full summary judgment order in a casualty case involving hurricane shutters and severe injury. Defendant was a developer of a residential area, and plaintiffs were spousal homeowners who had injured themselves while handling the hurricane shutters. The husband had the most severe injuries, including a severed arm. Defendant built plaintiffs' home, and plaintiffs alleged defective products liability with defendant as a distributor, particularly that the shutters contained sharp edges and that there was insufficient warning and instruction on proper stacking of the shutters. The motion for summary judgment argued that the Slavin doctrine applied, which precludes the contractors homes from being held liable for patent defects in products accepted by original homeowners. Additionally, the motion argued that hurricane shutters were improvements to real property to which strict products liability does not apply. The court heard oral argument on the motion, ruled that the defect was open and obvious, and granted summary judgment in favor of the client against the plaintiffs' entire complaint.