A natural gas explosion occurred in Clark County, which resulted in property damage and personal injury claims of the homeowner and Appellant, who lived next door to the home where the explosion occurred.  Appellant filed her complaint against Indiana Gas Company, Inc., alleging numerous causes of action based on the premise that the natural gas distributed to the neighbors’ home lacked the necessary levels of oderant.  The trial court granted summary judgment in favor of Indiana Gas Company, and Appellant appeals raising arguments that the trial court erred in granting summary judgment because it (1) improperly weighed the facts and evidence causing it to reach its own conclusions despite material facts that exist about causation and whether the gas sold by Indiana Gas Company was properly odorized, (2) failed to apply the elements of the Indiana Products Liability Act and instead held that the Indiana Utility Regulation Commission and Indiana Gas Tariff govern negligence and products liability cases in Indiana, and (3) improperly relied on inadmissible hearsay and unauthenticated documents in it grant of summary judgment.   

The scheduled panelists are Judge May, Judge Altice, and Judge Foley.