Legal Opinion
Angela Brewer, Individually and as Personal Representative of the Estate of Rickey A. Brewer v. PACCAR, Inc. d/b/a Peterbilt Motors Co.
Indiana Supreme Court
Decided June 17, 2019No. Supreme Court Case 18S-CT-451PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Rush, Chief Justice.
In Indiana, when an individual is injured by a defectively designed product, the Indiana Product Liability Act (IPLA) provides a basis for relief. The injured party may bring a defective-design claim against the manufacturers of a component part, as well as of the final product.
Today we address a narrow question regarding an IPLA design-defect claim: when does a component-part manufacturer owe no duty, as a matter of law, to install safety features that an injured party alleges are necessary?
PACCAR is the manufacturer of a "glider kit," a component part that becomes an…
2Cases cited17 opinions
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- TRW Vehicle Safety Systems, Inc. v. MooreIndiana Supreme Court · 2010
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