Vulcan Materials Co. v. Driltech, Inc.

How courts have described this case

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

• stating that the rule applies \when a defective product has resulted in the loss of the value or use of the thing sold\
• stating that the rule applies \when a defective product has resulted in the loss of the value or use of the thing sold\
• holding that “[a]n ‘accident’ should be defined as a sudden and calamitous event which, although it may only cause damage to the defective product itself, poses an unreasonable risk of injury to other persons or property”
• noting, in the context of product manufacturers, that the law imposes a duty on such manufacturers “to produce safe items, regardless of whether the ultimate impact of the hazard is on people, other property, or the product itself” (punctuation and emphasis omitted)
• damages for economic loss associated with defective product recoverable in tort only if there is personal injury or damage to property other than the defective product itself
• ruptured hydraulic system started fire that engulfed machine

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).