Legal Opinion
Pennsylvania Department of General Services v. United States Mineral Products Co.
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided May 25, 2006No. Nos. 173 & 176 MAP 2002PublishedCited by 45 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
Justice SAYLOR.
In this direct appeal, Monsanto Company challenges a product liability verdict entered against it, arising from the presence, throughout a Commonwealth building, of chemicals that it manufactured.
On June 16, 1994, a fire occurred on the sixth floor of the Transportation and Safety Building (the “T & S Building” or the “Building”), a twelve-story office tower that was located on the campus surrounding the state Capitol in Harrisburg. The Building housed, inter alia, offices of the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (“PennDOT”), Public Utility Commission (the…
2Cases cited31 opinions
- Berkebile v. Brantly Helicopter Corp.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1975
- Azzarello v. Black Bros. Co., Inc.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1978
- Incollingo v. EwingSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1971
- David Oddi v. Ford Motor CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2000
- Incollingo v. EWINGSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1971
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3Cited by45 opinions
- Tincher, T. v. Omega Flex, Inc., Aplt.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2014
- Berrier v. Simplicity Manufacturing, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2009
- Reott v. Asia Trend, Inc.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 2010
- Rost, Richard, M., Exec. v. Ford Motor Co., Aplt.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2016
- Schmidt v. Boardman Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2011
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