Legal Opinion
Thomas v. Ford Motor Co.
District Court, D. New Jersey
Decided November 18, 1999No. Civil Action 99-451PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
ORLOFSKY, District Judge.
This products liability case, brought under New Jersey law, presents claims relating to injuries allegedly resulting from the premature activation of airbags in a low-speed automobile collision. Plaintiff Eric Thomas (“Thomas”) is suing Defendants Ford Motor Company (“Ford”), Breed Technologies, Inc. (“Breed”), and TRW, Inc. (“TRW”) for injuries allegedly related to airbags installed on Thomas’s 1996 Ford Explorer. Specifically, Thomas contends that the Explorer’s airbags deployed improperly when the Thomas family was involved in a minor traffic accident.…
2Cases cited24 opinions
- Conley v. GibsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Neitzke v. WilliamsSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
- Gomez v. ToledoSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Tobye R. Markowitz, Individually and on Behalf of All Others Similarly Situated v. Northeast Land Company. Appeal of Tobye R. MarkowitzCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1990
- Schrob v. CattersonCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1991
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3Cited by29 opinions
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- Thomas v. Ford Motor Co.District Court, D. New Jersey · 2001
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