District Court, W.D. Pennsylvania June 5, 1996, Civil Action 95-274 Erie (Thomeier v. Rhone-Poulenc, Inc.)

MEMORANDUM

McLAUGHLIN, District Judge.

The Defendant, Rhóne-Poulenc, Inc. (“RPI”), has moved to dismiss this action under Rules 12(b)(1) and 12(b)(6) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. For the reasons that follow, this motion will be denied.

I.

BACKGROUND

Stephen Thomeier was severely injured on October 14,1993 while working for RPI near Oil City, Pennsylvania.