Armentrout v. FMC Corp.

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• holding that the burden is on the consumer, not the manufacturer, to show that the benefits of a proposed design alternative outweigh the risks, and remanding for a new trial
• explaining in dictum that relevant factors cannot be confined to a single list which must always be applied regardless of circumstances
• noting that “defective” had a particular meaning in design-defect cases
• “Depending on the circumstances of each case, flexibility is necessary to decide which factors are to be applied, and the list of factors mentioned in Ortho and Camacho may be expanded or contracted as needed.”
• findings of civil plain error under Fed.R.Civ.P. 51(d
• describing types of defective product claims

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

53 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• People v. Rodriguez
  Supreme Court of Colorado· 1996-04-15· cited 1,618×
• Schuessler v. Wolter
  Colorado Court of Appeals· 2012-05-24· cited 369×
• Blood v. Qwest Services Corp.
  Colorado Court of Appeals· 2009-05-28· cited 360×
• Hansen v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co.
  Supreme Court of Colorado· 1998-05-18· cited 188×
• Technics, LLC v. Acoustic Marketing Research Inc.
  Colorado Court of Appeals· 2008-01-22· cited 180×
• Calles v. Scripto-Tokai Corp.
  Illinois Supreme Court· 2007-02-16· cited 131×
• Potter v. Chicago Pneumatic Tool Co.
  Supreme Court of Connecticut· 1997-05-27· cited 126×
• Freeman v. Hoffman-La Roche, Inc.
  Nebraska Supreme Court· 2000-10-27· cited 123×
• Kokins v. Teleflex, Inc.
  Tenth Circuit· 2010-10-14· cited 87×
• Ajay Sports, Inc. v. Casazza
  Colorado Court of Appeals· 2000-03-16· cited 78×
• Rogers v. Westerman Farm Co.
  Supreme Court of Colorado· 2001-08-27· cited 70×
• Krueger v. Ary
  Supreme Court of Colorado· 2009-03-16· cited 66×
• Miller v. Byrne
  Colorado Court of Appeals· 1995-10-05· cited 63×
• Branham v. Ford Motor Co.
  Supreme Court of South Carolina· 2010-08-16· cited 55×
• Dennis I. Spencer Contractor, Inc. v. City of Aurora
  Supreme Court of Colorado· 1994-11-07· cited 52×
• Delaney v. Deere and Co.
  Supreme Court of Kansas· 2000-03-10· cited 43×
• Community Hospital v. Fail
  Supreme Court of Colorado· 1998-11-30· cited 43×
• Fibreboard Corp. v. Fenton
  Supreme Court of Colorado· 1993-02-16· cited 40×
• Vautour v. Body Masters Sports Industries, Inc.
  Supreme Court of New Hampshire· 2001-11-05· cited 37×
• Quintana-Ruiz v. Hyundai Motor Corp.
  First Circuit· 2002-08-27· cited 30×

Cites

53 cases in this archive are cited by this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• Barker v. Lull Engineering Co.
  California Supreme Court· 1978-01-16· cited 581×
• Micallef v. Miehle Co.
  New York Court of Appeals· 1976-04-08· cited 357×
• Cronin v. J.B.E. Olson Corp.
  California Supreme Court· 1972-10-17· cited 336×
• Turner v. General Motors Corp.
  Texas Supreme Court· 1979-06-13· cited 248×
• Huddell v. Levin
  Third Circuit· 1976-05-05· cited 231×
• Campo v. Scofield
  New York Court of Appeals· 1950-11-30· cited 223×
• Phillips v. Kimwood MacHine Company
  Oregon Supreme Court· 1974-09-06· cited 154×
• Converse v. Zinke
  Supreme Court of Colorado· 1981-10-19· cited 153×
• Taco Bell, Inc. v. Lannon
  Supreme Court of Colorado· 1987-10-05· cited 147×
• University of Denver v. Whitlock
  Supreme Court of Colorado· 1987-10-05· cited 144×
• Union Supply Co. v. Pust
  Supreme Court of Colorado· 1978-08-14· cited 138×
• Baughn v. Honda Motor Co.
  Washington Supreme Court· 1986-11-06· cited 109×
• Uptain v. Huntington Lab, Inc.
  Supreme Court of Colorado· 1986-08-25· cited 89×
• Diversified Management, Inc. v. Denver Post, Inc.
  Supreme Court of Colorado· 1982-11-15· cited 83×
• Smith v. City & County of Denver ex rel. Board of Water Commissioners
  Supreme Court of Colorado· 1986-10-20· cited 80×
• Benny Earl Farrell, an Oklahoma Citizen v. Klein Tools, Inc., a Delaware Corporation
  Tenth Circuit· 1989-02-01· cited 72×
• Camacho v. Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
  Supreme Court of Colorado· 1987-07-13· cited 72×
• Lexton-Ancira Real Estate Fund v. Heller
  Supreme Court of Colorado· 1992-03-10· cited 69×
• FMC Corp. v. Brown
  Indiana Supreme Court· 1990-03-07· cited 69×
• Palmer v. Massey-Ferguson, Inc.
  Court of Appeals of Washington· 1970-10-29· cited 66×