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3 canonical passages across 2 cases, quoted by 8 opinions in total. These passages cluster together because the same opinions keep quoting them side by side — they state parts of one doctrine. The anchor passage is from Owens v. Allis-Chalmers Corp..

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1 Owens v. Allis-Chalmers Corp. Anchor
mich · 1982
green “manufacturers are not insurers that 'in every instance and under all circumstances no injury will result from the use' of their products.” 4
2 Prentis v. Yale Manufacturing Co.
mich · 1985
green “a manufacturer has a duty to design its product so as to eliminate any unreasonable risk of foreseeable injury.” 3
3 Prentis v. Yale Manufacturing Co.
mich · 1985
green “any unreasonable risk of foreseeable injury.” 1

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