AIR AND LIQUID SYSTEMS CORP. ET AL. v. ROBERTA G. DeVRIES, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS ADMINISTRATRIX OF THE ESTATE OF JOHN B. DeVRIES, DECEASED ET AL.

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In brief

Overview

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Background and question before the Court

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What each side argues

Air and Liquid Systems Corp. – Position

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Roberta G. DeVries – Position

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What happened at oral argument

Chief Justice Roberts asked, “Why is that?”

Justice Sotomayor asked, “how is your product not the cause of the injury?”

According to Justice Sotomayor, justice Sotomayor said, “I’m sorry, why —”

[1] 7cae4e72e2aba1d31867-r1-a58a015dc60f62ae.pdf, p. 5
[2] 7cae4e72e2aba1d31867-r1-a58a015dc60f62ae.pdf, p. 6
[3] 7cae4e72e2aba1d31867-r1-a58a015dc60f62ae.pdf, p. 24

What the Court decided

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Why it matters

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