Barnes v. Komori America Corp. , 173 F. App'x 302 ( 2006 )

UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 05-2075
WILLIAM BARNES,
Plaintiff - Appellant,
versus
KOMORI AMERICA CORPORATION,
Defendant - Appellee,
and
KOMORI PRINTING MACHINERY COMPANY, LIMITED,
Defendant.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of
Maryland, at Baltimore. Marvin J. Garbis, Senior District Judge.
(CA-03-345-MJG)
Submitted: January 4, 2006 Decided: April 4, 2006
Before WIDENER and GREGORY, Circuit Judges, and HAMILTON, Senior
Circuit Judge.
Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Eugene A. Shapiro, SHAPIRO & SCHAUB, P.A., Baltimore, Maryland, for
Appellant. Sean P. Edwards, SEMMES, BOWEN & SEMMES, P.C.,
Baltimore, Maryland, for Appellee.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
See Local Rule 36(c).
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PER CURIAM:
William Barnes appeals the district court’s order granting
summary judgment in favor of Komori America Corporation with
respect to his civil action alleging a single count of strict
liability design defect under Maryland law. We review the granting
of summary judgment de novo. Higgins v. E.I. DuPont de Nemours &
Co., 863 F.2d 1162, 1167 (4th Cir. 1988). A motion for summary
judgment may be granted if “there is no genuine issue as to any
material fact and . . . the moving party is entitled to a judgment
as a matter of law.” Fed. R. Civ. P. 56(c). After thoroughly
reviewing the parties’ briefs, the record, and the district court’s
opinion and orders in this case, we find no reversible error.
Accordingly, we affirm on the reasoning of the district court.
Barnes v. Komori Am. Corp., No. CA-03-345-MJG (D. Md. August 16,
2005). We dispense with oral argument because the facts and legal
contentions are adequately presented in the materials before the
court and argument would not aid the decisional process.
AFFIRMED
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