A Georgia appellate court has grappled with the relationship of state product liability claims and federal regulatory law in a suit involving Volkswagen. The company's attorneys argued that federal law pre-empted product liability claims. Last week, a Georgia Court of Appeals panel concluded a state tort claim was not pre-empted by federal law.
July 07, 1999 at 12:00 AM
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The original version of this story was published on Law.Com
For the second time in two years, a Georgia appellate court has grappledwith the relationship of state product liability claims and federal regulatorylaw in suits involving Volkswagen.
Two years ago, the Georgia Supreme Court, in Doyle v. Volkswagenwerk Aktiengesellschaft,267 Ga. 574 (1997), held that Georgia law did not bar persons injuredin auto accidents from bringing product liability suits against automakerseven though the vehicle met federal safety standards.
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