Legal Opinion
Carrasquilla v. Mazda Motor Corp.
District Court, M.D. Pennsylvania
Decided May 9, 1997No. 4:CV-96-2240PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
MeCLURE, District Judge.
BACKGROUND:
On December 31, 1996, plaintiffs initiated this action with the filing of a complaint alleging various state-law claims arising from a motor vehicle accident which occurred within the Middle District of Pennsylvania on December 31, 1994. Succinctly stated, plaintiffs allege that an automobile manufactured and/or marketed by defendants was not designed to protect sufficiently the passengers should an accident occur.
On February 18, 1997, defendant Mazda Motors of America (“MMA”) filed a third-party complaint against Mark Thompson, the driver of a…
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- Craigie v. General Motors Corp.District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1990
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- Harries v. General Motors Corp.District Court, M.D. Pennsylvania · 1992
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