HOLLISTER v. DAYTON HUDSON CORP.

Civil Action No. 96-73142.

5 F.Supp.2d 530 (1998)

Laura HOLLISTER, Plaintiff, v. DAYTON HUDSON CORPORATION, a foreign corporation, Defendant.

United States District Court, E.D. Michigan, Southern Division.

May 12, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert P. Lynn, Jr., Mineola, NY, Harvey Chayet, Thurswell, Chayet & Weiner, Southfield, Gary C. Rogers, Fraser, Trabilcock, David, Lansing, MI, Steven P. Handler, Charles M. Gering, McDermott, Will & Emery, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff.

William J. Eaton, Rice, Galin & Traurig, Southfield, MI, for Defendant, Ralph Lauren.

Dennis M. Goebel, Harvey, Kruse, Troy, MI, for Defendant, Dayton Hudson Corp.


OPINION AND ORDER

FEIKENS, District Judge.

I. INTRODUCTION

This is a design defect product liability case. To resolve its central issue, I must apply Michigan's risk-utility test, a test which balances the magnitude of risk in the use of a product with the utility of use of that product. The Michigan Supreme Court adopted the risk-utility test for design defect product liability cases in the landmark decision, Prentis...

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