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Wright v. Brooke Group Ltd.

District Court, N.D. Iowa

Decided September 29, 2000No. C99-3090PublishedCited by 37 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER REGARDING CERTAIN DEFENDANTS’ MOTION TO DISMISS

BENNETT, Chief Judge.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

I. INTRODUCTION.803

II. STANDARDS FOR MOTION TO DISMISS.804

III. LEGAL ANALYSIS. 00 o d

A. Negligence and Strict Liabilitg Claims. 00 o d

1. Design defect claims. 00 o d

a. What test is used in Iowa to determine whether or not a product is unreasonably dangerous?. ZD O 00

b. Does Comment i of § 402A of the Restatement (Second) of Torts bar Mr. Wright’s design defect claims? . 05 O 00

c. The “common knowledge” doctrine . O 1-1 00

d. Is the risk of addiction a “lesser included risk” of the…

2Cases cited108 opinions

  1. Conley v. GibsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
  2. Scheuer v. RhodesSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
  3. Hishon v. King & SpaldingSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  4. Cipollone v. Liggett Group, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1992
  5. Food & Drug Administration v. Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 2000

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3Cited by37 opinions

  1. Wright v. Brooke Group Ltd.Supreme Court of Iowa · 2002
  2. Rivera v. Philip Morris, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2005
  3. In re Myford Touch Consumer LitigationDistrict Court, N.D. California · 2014
  4. In Re National Century Financial Enterprises, Inc.District Court, S.D. Ohio · 2007
  5. Iowa Health System v. Trinity Health Corp.District Court, N.D. Iowa · 2001

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