Burning Questions

Lamke v. Futorian Corp., 709 P.2d 684 (Okla. 1985)

Plaintiff fell asleep with a burning cigarette and caught the sofa on fire. She sued the manufacturers of both the cigarette and the sofa, claiming the products were defective and that the manufacturers failed to warn her. Plaintiff alleged the cigarette should have been self-extinguishing. The Court held that the danger was obvious, so no warning was required. As to the sofa, the manufacturer was not required to make a flame-retardant product.