TRENTON, N.J. (Legal Newsline) - A New Jersey appeals court upheld the dismissal of a lawsuit by a Virginia resident who sued the distributor of an exercise bar that collapsed in the home of a friend in Hawaii and left her with a broken back and lasting injuries.
Kathryn Nikirk sued ConductTV Brands and Ontel Products Corp. after she was injured using the Iron Gym Xtreme Total Upper Body Workout Bar owned by her friend Felepe Barrios. Nikirk accused the New Jersey companies of selling a defective product, which hangs from a doorway and can be used for a variety of exercises.