Legal Opinion
Andrews v. Autoliv Japan, Ltd.
District Court, N.D. Georgia
Decided January 10, 2017No. 1:14-cv-3432-WSDPublished
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
WILLIAM S. DUFFEY, JR., UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
This matter is before the Court on Defendant Autoliv Japan, Ltd.’s (“Autoliv”) Motion for Summary Judgment [224].
I. BACKGROUND
A. Facts
1. Background
This product liability action arises from the April 12, 2013, death of Micah Lee Andrews. Mr. Andrews died when his 2005 Mazda3 veered off Interstate 575 and collided with three trees. Plaintiff Jamie Lee Andrews (“Plaintiff’) contends Autoliv’s driver’s seatbelt assembly (“Seatbelt Assembly”) design should have incorporated one of two alternate designs: (1) a torsion bar with a…
2Cases cited16 opinions
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- Richardson v. JohnsonCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2010
- Bradley Miller v. Kenworth of Dothan, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2002
- Banks v. ICI Americas, Inc.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1994
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