Hillrichs v. Avco Corp.

How courts have described this case

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

• stating “that an award of punitive damages is inappropriate when room exists for reasonable disagreement over the relative risks and utilities of the conduct and the device at issue”
• stating “that an award of punitive damages is inappropriate when room exists for reasonable disagreement over the relative risks and utilities of the conduct and the device at issue”
• “Proof that the defendant comported with the state of the art of the time of manufacture is a defense to a design defect claim . . . .”
• “[W]e will reverse a judgment for error in excluding evidence only when a substantial right of the party is affected and a proper offer of proof has been made.”
• compliance with industry custom not a complete defense
• compliance with industry custom not a complete defense

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).