NAVARRO v. SOARING HELMET CORP.

No. 10-50678.

JOANNA MCGLOTHIN NAVARRO, Individually and on behalf of The Estate of Ricardo Navarro, deceased; CHRIS NAVARRO, and All Beneficiaries Entitled to Recover Under the Texas Wrongful Death Act for the Death of Ricardo Navarro, Deceased; ALAN NAVARRO, and All Beneficiaries Entitled to Recover Under the Texas Wrongful Death Act for the Death of Ricardo Navarro, Deceased, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. SOARING HELMET CORP., Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Filed: June 20, 2011.


PER CURIAM.*

The Estate and the wrongful death beneficiaries of Ricardo Navarro brought a design defect suit against Soaring Helmet Corporation. The defendant was the distributor of a helmet that Navarro was wearing when he fell off his motorcycle and died. A jury returned a defense verdict. The argument on appeal is that the district judge erroneously excluded expert testimony and evidence of alternative helmet designs. We AFFIRM.

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