GOODNER v. HYUNDAI MOTOR CO., LTD.

No. 10-10660.

650 F.3d 1034 (2011)

Stuart GOODNER; Lisa Goodner, Individually and as Legal Heirs of the Estate of Sarah Goodner, deceased, and as next friends to R.G., a minor, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, LIMITED, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

August 19, 2011.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kirk Louis Pittard (argued), Kelly, Durham & Pittard, L.L.P., Dallas, TX, Mellisa Richards Smith , Gillam & Smith, L.L.P., Marshall, TX, Paul D. Stipanovic , Gossett, Harrison, Reese, Wilson & Millican, San Angelo, TX, E. Todd Tracy , Tracy Firm, Dallas, TX, for Plaintiffs-Appellees.

David E. Keltner , Marianne Marsh Auld (argued), Jody Scott Sanders , Kelly, Hart & Hallman, L.L.P., Fort Worth, TX, Chris A. Blackerby , Thomas M. Bullion, III , Germer, Gertz, Beaman & Brown, L.L.P., Austin, TX, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before HIGGINBOTHAM, DENNIS, and PRADO, Circuit Judges.


PATRICK E. HIGGINBOTHAM, Circuit Judge:

In this design defect case, Hyundai Motor Company Limited appeals a jury verdict in favor of Stuart and Lisa Goodner after their daughter, Sarah, sustained fatal injuries in an automobile accident. Hyundai argues there was insufficient evidence for a reasonable jury to have found that a design defect was the producing cause of Sarah's injuries. Applying the deferential standard of review required when examining jury verdicts...

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