Legal Opinion
Mai Thi Tran v. Toyota Motor Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided August 18, 2005No. 04-12520PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WILSON, Circuit Judge:
On December 15, 1998, Mai Tran drove home from work in Orlando, Florida, in her 1983 Toyota Cressida. Her car crossed the center line and collided head-on with another vehicle. Tran’s Cressida was equipped with a restraint system consisting of a manual lap belt and an automatic shoulder belt. The shoulder belt was a “passive” restraint. When the driver’s door was opened, the belt slid along a motorized track towards the front of the car, allowing the driver to enter or exit. When the door closed, the belt slid back on its track into place, restraining the driver.
Tran was…
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