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Texas Supreme Court Holds Defective Lighter Claim Preempted by Consumer Product Safety Act

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In Bic Pen Corp. v. Carter, ___ S.W.3d ___ (Tex. 2008), decided April 18, 2008, the Texas Supreme Court held that a products liability design defect claim based on the use of a J-26 model BIC lighter was preempted by...

Full post as published by Products Liability Prof Blog on April 23, 2008 (boomark / email).

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