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· 8/30/1996

Pfizer, Inc. v. Farsian

Citations

  • 682 So. 2d 405
  • 1996 Ala. LEXIS 463
  • 1996 WL 496381

How courts have described this case

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

  • holding that one who had received a manufactured heart valve could not recover damages based on speculation that the valve might fail
  • holding that a plaintiff's belief that a product that is \presently functioning normally\ could fail in the future is not, without more, a legal injury sufficient to support plaintiff's claim
  • “Under Alabama law, Farsian’s fear that his [defectively designed heart] valve could fail in the future is not, without more, a legal injury sufficient to support his claim.”

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Judges: Shores

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