Wright v. Brooke Group Ltd.

TERNUS, Justice.

The United States District Court for the Northern District of Iowa has certified eight questions to this court arising out of a personal injury action filed by a smoker against several cigarette manufacturers. The certified questions address the nature and extent of the manufacturers’ liability under products liability, warranty and tort law. In general, our answers can be summarized as follows: (1) in a design defect products liability case, Iowa applies the test set forth in Restatement (Third) of Torts: Product Liability sections 1 and 2 (1998); (2) a civil conspiracy claim…