Legal Opinion
Trull v. Volkswagen of America, Inc.
Supreme Court of New Hampshire
Decided September 28, 2000No. 99-441PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtNadeau, J.
The United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit (Coffin, Senior Circuit Judge) has certified the following question of law, see SUP. CT. R. 34:
Under New Hampshire law, in a crashworthiness or enhanced injury case, does the plaintiff bear the burden of demonstrating the specific nature and extent of the injuries attributable to the manufacturer, or does the burden of apportionment fall on the defendant once the plaintiff has proved causation?
Trull v. Volkswagen of America, Inc., 187 F.3d 88, 103 (1st Cir. 1999). We conclude that the defendants bear the burden of apportionment once the…
2Cases cited25 opinions
- Erling David Larsen v. General Motors Corporation, a Delaware CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1968
- Huddell v. LevinCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1976
- Barbara F. Evans, Personal Representative of the Estate of Roy Evans, Deceased v. General Motors CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1966
- Thibault v. Sears, Roebuck & Co.Supreme Court of New Hampshire · 1978
- Smith v. Ariens Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1978
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3Cited by28 opinions
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- Nathaniel Trull, Ppa David Trull and David Trull, Administrator of the Estate of Benjamin Trull v. Volkswagen of America, Inc. And Volkswagen, AgCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2003
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- Bartlett v. MUTUAL PHARMACEUTICAL CO., INC.District Court, D. New Hampshire · 2010
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