Legal Opinion
Williamson v. Mazda Motor of America, Inc.
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided February 23, 2011No. 08-1314PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the Court 1
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[562 U.S. 326]
2Opinion of the Court · BreyerJustice Breyer
Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard 208 (1989 version) requires, among other things, that auto manufacturers install seatbelts on the rear seats of passenger vehicles. They must install lap-and-shoulder belts on seats next to a vehicle’s doors or frames. But they have a choice about what to install on rear inner seats (say, middle seats or those next to a minivan’s aisle). There they can install either (1) simple lap belts or (2) lap-and-shoulder belts. 54 Fed. Reg. 46257-46258 (1989); 49 CFR § 571.208 (1993), promulgated pursuant to the National Traffic…
3Cases cited10 opinions
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