Legal Opinion
Oberdorf v. Amazon.Com, Inc.
District Court, M.D. Pennsylvania
Decided December 21, 2017No. 4:16–CV–01127PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Matthew W. Brann, United States District Judge
Defendant Amazon.com, Inc., moved for summary judgment against Plaintiffs Heather and Michael Oberdorf. For the reasons that follow, that motion is granted.
I. BACKGROUND1
A. The Accident
On January 12, 2015, while walking her dog, Heather Oberdorf suffered severe and permanent injuries to her left eye when the retractable leash she was using suddenly malfunctioned, snapping backwards and hitting her violently in the face.2 Although the accident was tragic, and resulted in permanent loss of vision in Ms. Oberdorf's eye, its exact cause and…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. v. Zenith Radio CorporationSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Webb v. ZernSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1966
- Lichtenstein v. University of Pittsburgh Medical CenterCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2012
- Phillips v. A-Best Products Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1995
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3Cited by9 opinions
- Charles Fox v. Amazon.com, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2019
- Erie Insurance Company v. Amazon.com, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2019
- Eberhart v. Amazon.com, Inc.District Court, S.D. Illinois · 2018
- Garber v. Amazon.com, Inc.District Court, E.D. Illinois · 2019
- State Farm Fire & Cas. Co. v. Amazon.Com, Inc.District Court, W.D. Wisconsin · 2019
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