East River Steamship Corp. v. Transamerica Delaval Inc.

How courts have described this case

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

• holding that no products-liability claim lies in admiralty when the only injury claimed is economic loss
• holding that a manufacturer in a commercial relationship has no duty under negligence when the only injury is to the product itself
• holding that a manufacturer of a defective steam turbine is not liable under a theory of negligence or strict liability where the only injury is to the product itself
• recognizing that the doctrine seeks to avoid \drowning contract law in a sea of tort\
• recognizing that the doctrine seeks to avoid \drowning contract law in a sea of tort\
• holding that no claim for products liability arises from the breach of a warranty in a contract to recover consequential damages

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).