United States Third Circuit

In a suit that included claims for strict liability, breach of warranty, and loss of consortium arising out of an accident involving a rented van in which the plaintiffs were passengers, summary judgment in favor of the lessor of the van is reversed on those claims, where: 1) the Supreme Court of the Virgin Islands issued a decision allowing lessors to be held strictly liable for injuries resulting from a defective product; 2) since the plaintiffs could pursue a theory of strict liability, the district court on remand could determine whether the plaintiffs could rely on warranties in the rental agreement with the defendant.

Appellate Information

• Decided 05/23/2012
• Published 05/23/2012

Judges

• McKee

Court

• United States Third Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Robert L. King, Michael J. Sanford