Anne Duffy Pokorny, Administratrix of the Estate of John Duffy, Deceased v. Ford Motor Company

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• reasoning that common law claims for other design defects would serve to promote safety features in addition to those listed in Standard 208 was consistent with Congress’ primary goal of safety
• “[CJertain types of passive safety systems, most particularly air bags and automatic seat belts, could become mandatory in motor vehicles ....”
• “[U]niformity was not Congress’s primary goal in enacting the Safety Act. * * * [W]e are unwilling to accept an overly broad notion of pre-emption based on uniformity that could have the effect of undercutting Congress’s concern for safety.”

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