U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Keith Cole v. Toledo Refining Company LLC
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- June 17, 2025
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- Keith Cole v. Toledo Refining Company LLC
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- Decided
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NOT RECOMMENDED FOR PUBLICATION File Name: 25a0305n.06 Case No. 24-4085 UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SIXTH CIRCUIT FILED Jun 17, 2025 ) KELLY L. STEPHENS, Clerk KEITH COLE, ) Plaintiff-Appellant, ) ) ON APPEAL FROM THE UNITED v. ) STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR ) THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF TOLEDO REFINING COMPANY, LLC, ) OHIO Defendant-Appellee. ) ) OPINION BEFORE: SUTTON, Chief Judge; CLAY and THAPAR, Circuit Judges. THAPAR, Circuit Judge. Keith Cole argued that an explosion at Toledo Refining Company’s refinery injured him and caused property damage to his home. Under Ohio law, he needed expert testimony to prove there was a causal connection between that explosion and his injuries. But he didn’t provide any. So we affirm the district court’s grant of summary judgment to the refinery. I. Keith Cole lived near an oil refinery in Toledo, Ohio. He alleges that one day, when he was at home, an explosion at the refinery “threw him around,” causing him to bang into “articles and walls” inside his home. R. 1-1, Pg. ID 7. He also claims that the blast “rocked the house” and “dislodged” his chimney, and that he “sustained injuries to the left side of his body.” Id. at Pg. ID 7–8. As a …
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