70 F. Supp. 2d 521 - Thomas v. Ford Motor Co.’s Empirical Analysis
1999
Citation profile
7 district · 1 state decisions
Relationships
Applies 28 U.S.C. § 1332 (Class Action Fairness Act of 2005)
Relies on Conley v. Gibson · Neitzke v. Williams · Gomez v. Toledo · Ransom v. Marrazzo · Markowitz v. Northeast Land Co.
Most-quoted passages
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“Regardless of whether the 1995 amendment imposes liability on product sellers or relieves them from liability, the amendment presupposes the existence of a defective product.... While the 1995 amendment brings installers within the ambit of the Product Liability Act in instances where installers trade in defective products, the amendment to the Act was not adopted to bring installers within the coverage of the Act for improperly installing properly-functioning products.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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