Legal Opinion

Willis v. Medders

Supreme Court of Louisiana

Decided December 8, 2000No. 00-C-2507PublishedCited by 272 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

775 So.2d 1049 (2000)

Helen H. WILLIS, et al.

v.

David MEDDERS, et al.

No. 00-C-2507.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

December 8, 2000.

2Per curiam

In this products liability action against the manufacturer of the vehicle in which plaintiff was injured as a passenger, plaintiff alleged that the vehicle had a defective seatbelt restraint system. The manufacturer moved for summary judgment on the basis that plaintiff could not establish the existence of a feasible alternative design at the time the vehicle left the manufacturer's control that would have prevented the plaintiffs injury and that the risk sought to be…

3Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Independent Fire Ins. Co. v. Sunbeam Corp.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 2000
  2. Hebert v. St. Paul Fire and Marine Ins.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 2000
  3. Willis v. MeddersLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2000

4Cited by272 opinions

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  4. Janney v. PearceLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2010
  5. McAskill v. American Marine Holding Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 2009

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