· 7/10/2008
Croskey v. BMW of North America, Inc.
Citations
- 532 F.3d 511
- 77 Fed. R. Serv. 25
- 2008 U.S. App. LEXIS 14544
- 2008 WL 2677867
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- referring to “BMW of North America, Inc.” as “a BMW distributor” and “Bayerische Motoren Werk Aktiengesellschaft (BMW AG)” as “the manufacturer”
- “Substan- tial similarity means that the accidents must have occurred under similar circumstances or share the same cause.”
- “To prove a design defect under Michigan law, a plaintiff must show that the product was “not reasonably safe for its foreseeable uses” and that a “risk-utility analysis” favored a safer design.”
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Judges: Merritt, Daughtrey, Moore
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