Richard Gauthier v. Amf, Inc.

How courts have described this case

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

• no practical difference between strict liability and negligence in defective design cases and public policy rationale to encourage remedial measures remains the same
• subsequent modifications by third party irrelevant to whether product was reasonably safe at time made

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

27 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• Karen Kennedy v. Los Angeles Police Department City of Los Angeles James J. King Stanley A. Schott
  Ninth Circuit· 1990-04-09· cited 166×
• Elizabeth v. Bogosian v. Mercedes-Benz of North America, Inc. And Daimler-Benz North America Corporation
  First Circuit· 1997-01-08· cited 110×
• Clair W. BURKE, Appellee, v. DEERE & COMPANY, A/K/A John Deere Company, a Delaware Corporation, Appellant
  Eighth Circuit· 1993-09-22· cited 85×
• Raymond v. Raymond Corp.
  First Circuit· 1991-07-29· cited 79×
• First Premier Bank v. Kolcraft Enterprises, Inc.
  South Dakota Supreme Court· 2004-08-18· cited 58×
• Wagner v. Clark Equipment Co.
  Supreme Court of Connecticut· 1997-09-02· cited 58×
• Pau v. Yosemite Park and Curry Company, McA
  Ninth Circuit· 1991-03-22· cited 57×
• Duchess v. Langston Corp.
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 2001-04-19· cited 49×
• Bingham v. Marshall & Huschart MacHinery Co.
  Supreme Court of Iowa· 1992-05-13· cited 27×
• Wanke v. Lynn's Transportation Co.
  N.D. Indiana· 1993-06-08· cited 19×
• Bush v. Michelin Tire Corp.
  W.D. Kentucky· 1996-10-16· cited 14×
• Thakore v. Universal MacHine Co. of Pottstown, Inc.
  N.D. Illinois· 2009-09-25· cited 14×
• Hyjek v. Anthony Industries
  Washington Supreme Court· 1997-10-09· cited 13×
• Wick v. Clark County
  Court of Appeals of Washington· 1997-05-16· cited 13×
• Karen Kennedy v. Los Angeles Police Department City of Los Angeles James J. King Stanley A. Schott
  Ninth Circuit· 1989-10-11· cited 12×
• Forma Scientific, Inc. v. BioSera, Inc.
  Supreme Court of Colorado· 1998-06-01· cited 12×
• Diane BUCHANNA, Appellee, v. DIEHL MACHINE, INC., Appellant
  Eighth Circuit· 1996-12-03· cited 9×
• Kirkland v. Emhart Glass S.A.
  W.D. Washington· 2011-04-14· cited 8×
• Ansagay v. Dow Agrosciences LLC
  D. Hawaii· 2015-12-29· cited 7×
• Bottignoli v. Ariens Co.
  New Jersey Superior Court App Division· 1989-07-13· cited 6×

Cites

2 cases in this archive are cited by this case.

• Grenada Steel Industries, Inc. v. Alabama Oxygen Company, Inc. And Sherwood-Selpac Corporation
  Fifth Circuit· 1983-01-17· cited 110×
• Richard GAUTHIER, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. AMF, INC., Defendant-Appellant
  Ninth Circuit· 1986-04-29· cited 65×