Legal Opinion

Gardner Ex Rel. Gardner v. Chrysler Corp.

Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit

Decided July 17, 1996No. 95-3255PublishedCited by 35 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

JOHN C. PORFILIO, Circuit Judge.

Cindy Gardner suffered an acute fronto-temporal intracranial hemorrhage resulting in permanent brain damage which has confined her to a wheelchair after an automobile accident. In this action, she contends defendant Chrysler Corporation defectively designed the pedestal-mounted, high-backed front seat upon which she was seated because it failed to provide essential protection for her in a modest rear-end collision. In fact, Ms. Gardner was trajectiled into the third rear passenger seat. It is controversial whether this occurred at the moment of the collision or…

2Cases cited22 opinions

  1. Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1993
  2. Freightliner Corp. v. MyrickSupreme Court of the United States · 1995
  3. Erling David Larsen v. General Motors Corporation, a Delaware CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1968
  4. Tina BARRON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. FORD MOTOR COMPANY OF CANADA LIMITED, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1992
  5. Lewis R. Robinson v. Missouri Pacific Railroad CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1994

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3Cited by35 opinions

  1. Davoll v. WebbCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1999
  2. Sims v. Great American Life InsuranceCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2006
  3. Navarre v. Luna (In Re Luna)Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2005
  4. Abuan v. Level 3 Communications, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2003
  5. Comer v. Preferred Risk Mutual Ins. Co.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1999

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