Legal Opinion
LaFountain v. Webb Industries Corp.
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided December 11, 1991No. 91-1305PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
WEIS, Circuit Judge.
In this diversity action, we assume that Pennsylvania would adopt the product line exception to successor responsibility in product liability cases but conclude that the availability of a remedy against the original manufacturer makes the exception inapplicable. We also conclude that, in the absence of a commercial relationship, the successor corporation does not owe a duty to warn a customer of the predecessor. Accordingly, we will affirm the district court’s grant of summary judgment to the defendant. 759 F.Supp. 236.
Plaintiff was injured while…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Ramirez v. Amsted Industries, Inc.Supreme Court of New Jersey · 1981
- Dawejko v. Jorgensen Steel Co.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1981
- Raymond Leannais and Catherine Leannais v. Cincinnati, Incorporated and Cincinnati-Forte Company and Liberty Mutual Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1977
- Charles Travis and Jean Travis v. Harris Corp., Harris-Intertype Corporation, Sheridan Division and Bruno MacHinery CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1977
- Gee v. Tenneco, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1980
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3Cited by11 opinions
- National Gypsum Co. v. Continental Brands Corp.District Court, D. Massachusetts · 1995
- Ninth Ave. Remedial Group v. Allis-Chalmers Corp.District Court, N.D. Indiana · 1996
- Keselyak v. Reach All, Inc.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1995
- Saez v. S & S Corrugated Paper Machinery Co.New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1997
- Girard v. Allis Chalmers Corp., Inc.District Court, W.D. Pennsylvania · 1992
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