Fla. Power & Light v. Westinghouse Elec. Corp.

How courts have described this case

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• holding that buyer’s claims for economic loss resulting from negligent design and manufacture of steam turbines were cognizable in contract but not tort
• holding that buyer's claims for economic loss resulting from negligent design and manufacture of steam turbines were cognizable in contract but not tort
• holding that commercial purchaser suffering economic loss was limited to contract remedies
• holding that commercial purchaser suffering economic loss was limited to contract remedies
• adopting rationale that “a manufacturer in a commercial relationship has no duty under either a negligence or strict products liability theory to prevent a product from injuring itself” (quoting E. River S.S. Corp. v. Transamerica Delaval, Inc., 476 U.S. 858, 871 (1986)
• “We hold contract principles more appropriate than tort principles for resolving economic loss without an accompanying physical injury or property damage.”

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