COX v. HP INC.

A172614.

504 P.3d 52 (2022)

317 Or. App. 27

William COX and Diosdada "Josie" Cox, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. HP INC., dba HP Computing and Printing, Inc., a foreign corporation; and Charter Mechanical Contractors, Inc., dba Charter Mechanical, an Oregon corporation, Defendants, and Spirax Sarco, Inc., a foreign corporation, Defendant-Respondent. HP Inc., dba HP Computing and Printing, Inc., Third-Party Plaintiff, v. TÜV Rheinland of North America, Inc., a foreign corporation; and Proton Energy Systems, Inc., a foreign corporation, Third-Party Defendants.

Court of Appeals of Oregon.

January 12, 2022.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

J. Randolph Pickett , Portland, argued the cause for appellants. Also on the briefs were R. Brendan Dummigan , Kimberly O. Weingart , Shangar S. Meman , and Pickett Dummigan McCall LLP, and Matthew D. Kaplan and Kaplan Law, LLC.

Nicholas Kampars argued the cause for respondent. Also on the brief was Wildwood Law Group, LLC.

Before DeHoog, Presiding Judge, and Mooney, Judge, and DeVore, Senior Judge.


William Cox was severely injured when a hydrogen generator exploded at HP Inc.'s (HP) campus in Corvallis. Cox and his wife brought claims for personal injuries against a number of defendants. Defendant Spirax Sarco, Inc. (Spirax) is an entity that supplied a component part—a drain trap—to the generator's manufacturer...

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