Treadway v. Smith & Wesson Corp.’s Empirical Analysis
1996
Citation profile
2 federal appellate · 1 state decisions
Relationships
Applies 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (Civil Rights Act of 1871 / Section 1983 (Ku Klux Klan Act))
Relies on Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc. · Celotex Corporation v. Catrett H · Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. v. Zenith Radio Corporation · Erie Co v. Tompkins · Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Most-quoted passages
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“We have also narrowed application of the no-duty rule to those cases involving “simple tools or products.” Owens v. Allis-Chalmers Corp., 414 Mich. 413 , 326 N.W.2d 372 (1982). We have rejected the proposition that the “open and obvious danger” rule is an incantation that obviates the threshold inquiry of duty in design defect cases.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“obvious and inherent in the product's utility.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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