Legal Opinion
Clayton W. Clark v. Takata Corporation, American Honda Motor Co., Inc., Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided September 24, 1999No. 98-1799PublishedCited by 118 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COFFEY, Circuit Judge.
On June 3, 1995, the plaintiff-appellant, Clayton W. Clark (“Clark”), while traveling in his 1991 Honda Accord on an interstate highway in Kentucky, was struck from behind by a second party driving a pickup truck. The impact caused Clark’s vehicle to veer off the road and roll down an embankment. Clark sustained spinal cord injuries and sued Takata Corporation, American Honda Motor Co., Inc., Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Honda of America Manufacturing, Inc., and Honda R & D Co. Ltd. (collectively, “the defendants”), alleging that his seat belt was defective because it became…
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