Lawsuit Quotes
[But Munn disagreed, saying if a plaintiff's suit has merit, then the law can be challenged. Regardless of the states' efforts to protect themselves,] like anything else, there will be some amount of frivolous lawsuits related to the year 2000, ... This is America. Why expect anything different?
- William McGrath

[Allowing states to enforce their own standards would lead to a confusing patchwork of requirements, NHTSA spokesman Rae Tyson said. Tyson added that a recent Supreme Court decision on a lawsuit exonerating Honda Motor Co. from liability in an air bag case made clear NHTSA has the authority to pre-empt state measures.] Congress has given us the authority to set safety standards... We're merely restating our authority. We're the agency that sets standards. Our standards are not minimum standards.
- Rae Tyson

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