Quirk v. The Home Depot U.S.A., Inc.
Matthew T. Angotti received summary judgment in the matter of Michael Quirk v. The Home Depot U.S.A., Inc. A product liability lawsuit, the case centered on allegations by Mr. Quirk that he suffered a personal injury when a ladder he purchased from The Home Depot broke under his weight, causing him to fall to the ground. Mr. Quirk claimed that The Home Depot knew or had reason to know that the ladder was defective. Judge J. Frederick Motz of the United States District Court for Maryland granted The Home Depot summary judgment.