Oklahoma maker of plastic gas cans will close July 31

Blitz U.S.A. CEO Rocky Flick says frivolous litigation ignited a series of lawsuits that has led the Ottawa County gas can manufacture to announce it will close July 31.
BY SHEILA STOGSDILL Published: July 24, 2012





Company officials said product liability lawsuits prompted the company to file bankruptcy. The lawsuits mostly involved people pouring gasoline out of a gas can onto an open fire, and the vapors igniting and causing injuries.

“We got 100 percent of the lawsuits even though we don't have 100 percent of the gas cans out there,” Evans said.




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