Legal Opinion
Jodi Michaelle Carlson v. Hyundai Motor Company Hyundai Motor America, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided August 15, 2000No. 99-3103PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LOKEN, Circuit Judge.
Jodi Michaelle Carlson was seriously injured in an April 1995 automobile accident. She commenced this action, alleging that a defective seat belt system and door frame caused her injury-enhancing ejection from a Hyundai Excel automobile when it left the road and rolled over. The district court concluded that Minnesota’s “seat belt gag rule,” codified in Minn. Stat. § 169.685, subd. 4, barred Carlson’s claims. This court affirmed and later denied Carlson’s petition for rehearing en banc. See Carlson v. Hyundai Motor Co., 164 F.3d 1160 (8th Cir.1999). Our mandate issued on…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- United States v. Larry J. YoungCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1987
- prod.liab.rep. (Cch) P 15,437 Jodi Michaelle Carlson v. Hyundai Motor Company Hyundai Motor America, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1999
- United States v. Bayard SpectorCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1989
- Kansas Public Employees Retirement System v. Reimer & Roger Associates, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1999
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