052813P.pdf   08/01/2006  Linda Thompson  v.  Hirano Tecseed Co.
   U.S. Court of Appeals Case No:  05-2813
   District of Minnesota   
   [PUBLISHED][Benton, Author, with Murphy and Bowman, Circuit Judges]
   Civil case - torts. In products liability action involving defective design
   of an industrial laminator, Minnesota would follow the general rule that a
   manufacturer is not liable for design defects when it builds a product in
   accordance with customer specifications; here, however, plaintiff
   presented adequate facts establishing a material dispute as to whether the
   manufacturer participated in the design of the parts of the machine she
   alleged caused her injury, and the district court erred in granting the
   manufacturer's motion for summary judgment; plaintiff also established
   genuine issues of material fact regarding the cause and foreseeability of
   her injury; plaintiff presented sufficient evidence to show that the
   machine was defectively designed and that the defect existed when the
   machine left defendant's control.