Legal Opinion
Gottlieb v. Firestone Steel Products Co.
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided October 26, 1981No. Civ. A. 81-3859PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
TROUTMAN, District Judge.
In December 1979, the wheel and tire of a tractor-trailer tore away from the vehicle, bounded over the center lane divider and struck plaintiff’s oncoming car. The identity of the truck and its driver has never been discovered. Plaintiff, a thirty-four year old clinical psychologist with two children, now a quadraplegic, brought this action in the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas asserting various theories of liability against the manufacturers of the wheel, defendants Firestone Steel Products Company, Firestone Tire and Rubber Company (Firestone) and…
2Cases cited20 opinions
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- Billie J. Preaseau v. The Prudential Insurance Company of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1979
- James Debry, Robert J. Debry and Lynn M. Hilton v. Transamerica CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1979
- Albert Pecherski v. General Motors Corp. And Jane DoeCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1981
- Southern Pac. Co. v. HaightCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1942
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3Cited by17 opinions
- Charles E. Abels and Irene C. Abels v. State Farm Fire & Casualty CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1985
- Rowe v. MarderDistrict Court, W.D. Pennsylvania · 1990
- Entrekin v. Fisher Scientific Inc.District Court, D. New Jersey · 2001
- Smith v. Bally's HolidayDistrict Court, N.D. Georgia · 1994
- Maglio v. F. W. Woolworth Co.District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1982
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