NISSAN MOTORS CORP. v. ESPINOSA

No. 97-4487.

716 So.2d 279 (1998)

NISSAN MOTORS CORPORATION, a/k/a Nissan Motor Company, Ltd., a Japanese corporation, and Nissan Motor Corporation In U.S.A., a California corporation, Petitioner, v. Michael ESPINOSA and Premier Cars Of Martin County, Inc., a Florida corporation, Respondents.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

Rehearing Denied August 7, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John Ward Smith, Larry M. Roth and Frank D. Hosley of Roth, Edwards & Smith, P.A., Orlando, for petitioner.

Edward S. Schwartz of Law Offices of Philip M. Gerson, P.A., Miami, for respondent-Michael Espinosa.


WARNER, Judge.

The petition for writ of certiorari is granted. Petitioner challenges an order compelling discovery in an automobile accident case in which respondent Michael Espinosa was injured while driving a 1985 Nissan 300ZX. The discovery request concerned accidents involving Nissan automobiles from 1980 to 1989 as well as design changes to Nissan passenger vehicles with bucket seats from 1980 to 1989. The court ordered such broad discovery on the ground that...

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