Legal Opinion
Fisher v. Ford Motor Co.
District Court, N.D. Ohio
Decided June 29, 1998No. 3:97CV7070PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Order
CARR, District Judge.
This is a products liability case in which plaintiffs claim that defendant manufactured and sold a defective air bag and failed to warn about its dangerousness. Because the parties are diverse and the amount in controversy exceeds $75,000, this court has jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1332. Pending is defendant’s motion for summary judgment. (Doc. 42). For the following reasons, defendant’s motion shall be granted in part and denied in part.
Background
On November 29, 1996, plaintiff Beverly Fisher was driving southbound on Holland-Sylvania Road in Sylvania,…
2Cases cited28 opinions
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3Cited by12 opinions
- Tompkin v. Philip Morris USA, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2004
- Force v. Ford Motor Co.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 2004
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- McGrath v. General Motors Corp.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2002
- Long v. TRW VEHICLE SAFETY SYSTEMS, INC.District Court, D. Arizona · 2011
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