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· 6/10/1997

Nancy Gracia v. Volvo Europa Truck, N v. a Foreign Corporation

Citations

  • 112 F.3d 291

How courts have described this case

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  • holding plaintiffs product liability claims against windshield retention system manufacturer were preempted by the Vehicle Safety Act, and finding that Myrick supported this conclusion
  • holding plaintiff's product liability claims against windshield retention system manufacturer were preempted by the Vehicle Safety Act, and finding that Myrick supported this conclusion
  • when the movant properly supports a motion for summary judgment, the burden shifts to the other to identify specific evidence that there remains a triable issue of fact
  • “If Gracia’s common law claim was not preempted, then manufacturers would be placed in a position where they could be subject to varying standards from state to state, which could not all be complied with simultaneously.”

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Judges: Bauer, Coffey, Flaum

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