Legal Opinion
Vicki Lynn Drake v. Honeywell, Inc. v. Wagoner Water Heater Co., Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided August 28, 1986No. 85-5179PublishedCited by 56 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHN R. GIBSON, Circuit Judge.
The question presented is whether section 23(a) of the Consumer Product Safety Act, 15 U.S.C. § 2072(a) (1982), creates a private cause of action for an injury resulting from noncompliance with the product hazard reporting rules issued by the Consumer Product Safety Commission. We conclude that it does not, and therefore reverse the judgment of the district court.
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Vicki Lynn Drake commenced this action to recover damages for personal injuries sustained in the explosion of a liquid propane gas water heater. Drake claims that the accident was caused by a design…
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