Court Agrees with Equipment Manufacturer on Voluntary Dismissal

A federal judge from the Western District of New York has granted an exercise equipment manufacturer’s motion for summary judgment, effectively dismissing the cross-claims of a reseller of fitness equipment for contribution and indemnity.   On May 16, 2004, plaintiff Louis Bloom was working out at a fitness center located at The Lodge at Woodcliff, using a Roman chair manufactured by ProMaxima Manufacturing Company and sold to Woodcliff Associates LLC, d/b/a The Lodge at Woodcliff by M-F