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Lamb Ex Rel. Donaldson v. Volkswagenwerk Aktienge-Sellschaft

District Court, S.D. Florida

Decided March 25, 1986No. 82-1692-CIVPublishedCited by 26 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

FINAL ORDER OF SUMMARY JUDGMENT

MARCUS, District Judge.

THIS CAUSE has come before the Court on a Motion for Summary Judgment filed by the Defendants, Volks wagenwerk Aktiengesellschaft and Volkswagen of America, Inc. This is a products liability action arising out of grievous injuries sustained by a passenger in a vehicle manufactured by the Defendants. Volkswagen has averred that it is exonerated from all liability based upon the tolling of the Florida products liability statute of repose, Florida Statute Section 95.031(2). The statute unambiguously provides for the termination of…

2Cases cited33 opinions

  1. Erie Railroad v. TompkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
  2. Chevron Oil Co. v. HusonSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
  3. Guaranty Trust Co. v. YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
  4. Guaranty Trust Co. v. YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
  5. Hicks v. MirandaSupreme Court of the United States · 1975

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3Cited by26 opinions

  1. Boudreau v. BaughmanSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1988
  2. P. Stolz Family Partnership L.P. v. DaumCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2004
  3. Florida Hosp. Waterman, Inc. v. BusterSupreme Court of Florida · 2008
  4. Crisman v. Cooper Industries, Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)1988
  5. Clausell v. Hobart Corp.Supreme Court of Florida · 1987

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