GOODYEAR TIRE AND RUBBER CO. v. THOMPSON

No. 1998-SC-0054-DG.

11 S.W.3d 575 (2000)

The GOODYEAR TIRE AND RUBBER COMPANY, Appellant, v. Dennis THOMPSON and Cigna Insurance Company, Appellees.

Supreme Court of Kentucky.

February 24, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John M. Famularo, Daniel E. Danford, Stites & Harbison, Lexington, for appellant.

Carl R. Clontz, Clontz & Cox, Mt. Vernon, for appellee, Dennis Thompson.

Randall L. Hardesty, Richard M. Joiner, Mitchell, Joiner, Hardesty & Lowther, Madisonville, for appellee, Cigna Insurance Company.


JOHNSTONE, Justice.

The Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company (Goodyear) appeals from a decision of the Court of Appeals, which reversed the trial court's granting of a directed verdict in a products liability case. We reverse and reinstate the judgment of the Madison Circuit Court.

The principal question raised on appeal is whether a trial court may apply the factors for determining the admissibility of expert scientific testimony set forth in Daubert v. Merrell...

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