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It determines whether manufacturers face state liability for design choices. The outcome shapes how federal agencies balance safety and innovation."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 16, lines 17-11","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2010/08-1314.pdf","page_label":"file page 16, lines 17-11"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 25, lines 13-25","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2010/08-1314.pdf","page_label":"file page 25, lines 13-25"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 17-11","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2010/08-1314.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 17-11"}]},{"heading":"What happens next","paragraphs":["This article currently covers the argument record. Use the official docket link for later case activity."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 7-15","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2010/08-1314.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 7-15"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 4, lines 13-23","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2010/08-1314.pdf","page_label":"file page 4, lines 13-23"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 4, lines 27-33","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2010/08-1314.pdf","page_label":"file page 4, lines 27-33"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 4, lines 49-3","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2010/08-1314.pdf","page_label":"file page 4, lines 49-3"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 5, lines 21-29","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2010/08-1314.pdf","page_label":"file page 5, lines 21-29"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 5, lines 43-49","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2010/08-1314.pdf","page_label":"file page 5, lines 43-49"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 6, lines 25-45","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2010/08-1314.pdf","page_label":"file page 6, lines 25-45"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 6, lines 9-11","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2010/08-1314.pdf","page_label":"file page 6, lines 9-11"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 7, lines 17-31","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2010/08-1314.pdf","page_label":"file page 7, lines 17-31"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 8, lines 19-27","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2010/08-1314.pdf","page_label":"file page 8, lines 19-27"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 8, lines 49-9","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2010/08-1314.pdf","page_label":"file page 8, lines 49-9"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 9, lines 25-31","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2010/08-1314.pdf","page_label":"file page 9, lines 25-31"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 9, lines 37-41","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2010/08-1314.pdf","page_label":"file page 9, lines 37-41"}]}],"slug":"2010-08-1314-williamson-v-mazda-motor-of-america-inc","term":"2010","title":"Does federal safety flexibility preempt state tort claims?","title_sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 16, lines 17-11","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2010/08-1314.pdf","page_label":"file page 16, lines 17-11"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 25, lines 13-25","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2010/08-1314.pdf","page_label":"file page 25, lines 13-25"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 17-11","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2010/08-1314.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 17-11"}],"topics":[],"undated_disposition_date_fallback":null,"updated_at":"2026-09-05T03:22:24Z"}