Legal Opinion
Hisrich v. Volvo Cars of North America, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided August 31, 2000No. 99-3426PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCole, J., joined by Merritt, J.,
RALPH B. GUY, Jr., J. (p. 457); delivered a separate opinion concurring in part and dissenting in part.
OPINION
COLE, Circuit Judge. '
Plaintiff Thomas Hisrich, administrator of the estate of Diana Zhang, filed this products liability suit against defendants, Volvo Cars of North America, Inc. and Volvo North America Corp. (collectively “Volvo”), alleging defect in Volvo’s airbag system. Zhang was a front-seat passenger in a 1993 Volvo 850 GLT (“Volvo 850”), which was involved in a low-speed collision. The Volvo 850’s airbag deployed, striking and killing six-year-old Zhang. Plaintiff alleged…
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