Jones
Jones v. PS Development Co., Inc.
Opinion
Opinion
Manella, J.
In appellant Christopher Jones’s action for negligence and products liability, summary judgment was granted in favor of respondents Lloyd Electric Company, Inc. (Lloyd), and P.S. Development Company, Inc., doing business as Comet Electric (Comet). We affirm.
RELEVANT PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND
On November 23, 2004, Jones filed a complaint against Invision Technologies, Inc. (Invision), containing claims for negligence and products liability. The complaint alleged that Jones, an employee of the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), had suffered injuries in the course of his duties as the result of a defect in an explosive detection system (EDS) machine. According to the complaint, Jones was injured on August 20, 2003, when he tripped over the mounting bolts that secured the EDS machine. The complaint further alleged that Invision had “negligently or otherwise wrongfully manufactured, designed, maintained, supplied, distributed, installed, failed to warn, or . . . handled” the EDS machine. Jones later named several other parties as “Doe” defendants, including respondents and the Boeing Company (Boeing).