Legal Opinion
Rynders v. E.I. Du Pont, De Nemours & Co.
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided April 15, 1994No. 93-1643PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BEAM, Circuit Judge.
Marilyn Rynders and James Buhler brought this diversity products liability action against E.I. Du Pont, De Nemours & Company (DuPont), the manufacturer of certain polymers commonly known by then-trade name, Teflon. Vitek, Inc. (Vitek), a now bankrupt medical supplies manufaeturer, used Teflon to construct the cartilage replacement implants that injured both Ryn-ders and Buhler. After a hearing, the district court1 entered judgment as a matter of law dismissing all implied warranty claims and the jury returned a verdict for DuPont on strict liability and negligence claims.…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Salve Regina College v. RussellSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
- Durham v. Ciba-Geigy Corp.South Dakota Supreme Court · 1982
- Peterson v. Safway Steel Scaffolds Co. of South DakotaSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1987
- Ben Sterkel v. Fruehauf Corporation Ace Hardware CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1992
- prod.liab.rep.(cch)p 12,290 Ronald D. Childress Peggy Childress v. Gresen Manufacturing Co., a Wholly Owned Subsidiary of Dana Corp.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1989
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3Cited by12 opinions
- In Re Temporomandibular Joint (Tmj) Implants Products Liability LitigationCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1996
- Doris Jacobs and Phillip Jacobs (93-4144) Patricia A. Adelmann (93-5978/6561) v. E.I. Du Pont De Nemours & CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1995
- Carol Apperson, Sandra Bott, Danella Poling v. E.I. Du Pont De Nemours & Company, Janet Styck v. E.I. Du Pont De Nemours & CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1994
- Temporomandibular Joint (TMJ) Implant Recipients v. E.I. Du Pont De Nemours & Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1996
- Debora Swanson Buddy Swanson v. White Consolidated Industries, Inc., Wci Laundry Division, Max Klein CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1994
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