1396 The National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act does not pre-empt state courts from imposing liability on the basis of automobile safety standards more stringent than those contained in the Act.
KETCHUM v HYUNDAI (Seat Belt Pre-emption) 49 CA4 1672 [See: 49 USC 30101 etseq (formerly 15 USC 1381 etseq); Buccery v GMC 60 CA3 533; Nissan v Superior Court 212 CA3 980; Medtronic v Lohr 116 SCt 2240]
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