Legal Opinion
Lynda D. Perry v. Mercedes Benz of North America, Inc. And Abc Insurance Company
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided April 10, 1992No. 91-3363PublishedCited by 65 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
REAVLEY, Circuit Judge:
Lynda D. Perry contends that Mercedes Benz of North America (MBNA) defectively designed or defectively constructed the air bag system that was installed in Perry’s automobile. The district court granted summary judgment for MBNA, 761 F.Supp. 437, holding that federal law preempts Perry’s defective design claim and that Perry’s evidence raised no genuine issues of material fact to support her claim of defective construction. We decide that summary judgment was proper on the defective construction claim. But we hold that federal law does not preempt Perry’s design claim,…
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