DUCHESS v. LANGSTON CORP.


769 A.2d 1131 (2001)

Donald J. DUCHESS and Catherine A. Duchess, Appellees, v. LANGSTON CORPORATION, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided April 19, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph J. Bosick, Pittsburgh, for Langston Corporation.

Michael T. Collins, Pittsburgh, for Donald & Catherine Duchess.

James M. Beck, for Product Liability Counsel (Amicus).

Before FLAHERTY, C.J., and ZAPPALA, CAPPY, CASTILLE, NIGRO, NEWMAN and SAYLOR, JJ.


OPINION

SAYLOR, Justice.

Appeal was allowed to determine whether evidence of a subsequent design change should be admissible in a strict products liability action to establish product defect.

On May 12, 1990, Appellee Donald J. Duchess ("Duchess") was injured while cleaning internal components of a machine manufactured by Appellant, Langston Corporation ("Langston"), which was sold to Duchess' employer, 4-M Manufacturing, in June of 1988....

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