Johnson v. Rush Enterprises, Inc.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 WILLIAM LEE JOHNSON, et al., No. 1:19-cv-00105-NONE-SAB Plaintiffs, v. ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO
INTERVENE
RUSH ENTERPRISES, INC., et al., (Doc. No. 53) Defendants.
16 Plaintiffs William Lee Johnson, by and through his Guardian ad Litem Jerard Johnson, Joan Johnson, and B & N Trucking, Inc. filed this lawsuit against defendants Natural Gas Fuel Systems, Inc. (doing business as Momentum Fuel Technology), Carleton Technologies, Inc., and Papé Trucks, Inc. after plaintiff William Johnson was injured in an explosion at a gas station allegedly caused by a defective gas fueling system, which was designed, manufactured, and/or sold by defendants. (Doc. No. 13.) Currently pending before the court is a motion to intervene filed by Markel American Insurance Company (“Markel”), representing that it is a subrogee of the owner of the gas station where the explosion occurred. (Doc. No. 53-1.) Plaintiffs and defendants do not oppose the…