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· 11/20/2007

O'Hara Ex Rel. H.O. v. General Motors Corp.

Citations

  • 508 F.3d 753
  • 2007 U.S. App. LEXIS 26788
  • 2007 WL 4105758

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  • “[N]othing in the Notice of Withdrawal undermines the conclusion, drawn from the text and Final Rule commentary, that FMVSS 205 is a minimum safety standard.”
  • stating “some data indicated that advanced glazing might slightly increase the likelihood of minor neck injuries when compared to tempered glass”
  • “To determine the federal policy expressed in [the regulation], this Court looks to the text of the regulation, the history of [the agency’s] regulation in this area, and [the agency’s] statements construing [the regulation].”
  • Even though a defendant had not moved for summary judgment on particular claims, \[the plaintiffs had] placed these claims at issue by raising them in their ... reply brief to [defendant's] motion for summary judgment ....\
  • “When a federal safety standard deliberately leaves manufacturers with a choice among designated design options in order to further a federal policy , a common law rule which would force manufacturers to adopt a particular design option is preempted.” ( emphasis added)

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Judges: Jolly, Clement, Owen

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