Coffey v. Dowley Manufacturing, Inc.

How courts have described this case

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

• concluding that, under Tennessee law, only the prudent- manufacturer test applied where the victim alleged that a complex automotive tool was unreasonably dangerous
• Tennessee courts have generally required expert testimony in cases involving both complex products and complex failures of simple products
• “I was not aware. Anything that I’ve ever assembled, even a little toy helicopter, the battery is always the last step you put in.”
• “[Although Jackson stands for the proposition that the consumer expectation test is theoretically applicable to all situations, even that Court acknowledged that ordinary consumers would have no expectations regarding certain products and certain failures.”
• “While an expert witness is necessary under the prudent manufacturer test, the consumer expectation test, by definition, relies on the expectations of ordinary consumers, not experts.”
• “[A]lthough Jackson stands for the proposition that the consumer expectation test is theoretically applicable to all situations, even that Court acknowledged that ordinary consumers would have no expectations regarding certain products and certain failures.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

14 cases in this archive cite this case.

• Sarah Speed v. Wyeth Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
  Sixth Circuit· 2013-12-02· cited 79×
• In re Rust-Oleum Restore Marketing, Sales Practices & Products Liability Litigation
  N.D. Illinois· 2016-01-07· cited 56×
• Mohney v. USA Hockey, Inc.
  N.D. Ohio· 2004-01-23· cited 20×
• Strayhorn v. Wyeth Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
  W.D. Tennessee· 2012-08-08· cited 15×
• Johnson v. Manitowoc Boom Trucks, Inc.
  M.D. Tennessee· 2005-12-13· cited 10×
• On Track Innovations Ltd. v. T-Mobile USA, Inc.
  S.D. New York· 2015-04-03· cited 8×
• TD Properties, LLC v. VP Buildings, Inc.
  D. Connecticut· 2009-03-13· cited 6×
• Richardson v. GlaxoSmithKline
  W.D. Tennessee· 2006-01-31· cited 5×
• Privette v. CSX Transportation, Inc.
  Sixth Circuit· 2003-11-04· cited 4×
• Langford v. Gatlinburg Real Estate & Rental, Inc.
  E.D. Tennessee· 2007-06-29· cited 3×
• Barnes v. Malinak
  E.D. Tennessee· 2017-08-11· cited 2×
• Gretta Irion v. Sun Lighting, Inc.
  Court of Appeals of Tennessee· 2004-04-07
• Brown v. Raymond Corp
  Sixth Circuit· 2005-12-21
• J.W. Smith v. TimberPro, Inc.
  Court of Appeals of Tennessee· 2017-03-09

Cites

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

• Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc.
  Supreme Court· 1986-06-25· cited 135,235×
• Celotex Corp. v. Catrett, Administratrix of the Estate of Catrett
  Supreme Court· 1986-06-25· cited 119,442×
• Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. v. Zenith Radio Corporation
  Supreme Court· 1986-03-26· cited 58,760×
• Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
  Supreme Court· 1993-06-28· cited 21,376×
• Erie Railroad v. Tompkins
  Supreme Court· 1938-04-25· cited 18,491×
• Kumho Tire Co. v. Carmichael
  Supreme Court· 1999-03-23· cited 8,651×
• General Electric Co. v. Joiner
  Supreme Court· 1997-12-15· cited 4,535×
• Fed. Sec. L. Rep. P 94,768 Phil A. Street and Clyde H. Street v. J.C. Bradford & Company
  Sixth Circuit· 1990-05-25· cited 2,773×
• Barker v. Lull Engineering Co.
  California Supreme Court· 1978-01-16· cited 581×
• United States v. 14.38 Acres of Land, More or Less Situated in Leflore County, Mississippi
  Fifth Circuit· 1996-04-18· cited 481×
• In Re Paoli Railroad Yard Pcb Litigation
  Third Circuit· 1990-11-23· cited 458×
• David Oddi v. Ford Motor Company
  Third Circuit· 2000-10-13· cited 419×
• Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
  Ninth Circuit· 1995-01-04· cited 368×
• Bethie Pride v. Bic Corporation Societe Bic, S.A.
  Sixth Circuit· 2000-07-07· cited 241×
• Davis v. McCourt
  Sixth Circuit· 2000-05-31· cited 164×
• Ladd Ex Rel. Ladd v. Honda Motor Co.
  Court of Appeals of Tennessee· 1996-08-07· cited 132×
• Greenwell v. Boatwright
  Sixth Circuit· 1999-07-28· cited 129×
• First Tennessee Bank National Association v. Hector v. Barreto, in His Official Capacity as Administrator of the Small Business Administration
  First Circuit· 2001-10-09· cited 124×
• Claude I. Smelser v. Norfolk Southern Railway Company, Norfolk and Western Railway Company, Cross-Appellee
  Sixth Circuit· 1997-03-07· cited 114×
• Curtis v. Universal Match Corp.
  E.D. Tennessee· 1991-09-27· cited 102×

Other cases named Coffey v. Dowley Manufacturing, Inc.

1 other CourtListener record shares this case name.

• Coffey v. Dowley Manufacturing, Inc.
  Sixth Circuit· 2003-12-18· cited 47×