1. Home
  2. Browse Decisions
  3. F.3d
  4. 284 F.3d
  5. 284 F.3d 272 (2002)
 

JODOIN v. TOYOTA MOTOR CORP.

No. 01-1554.

284 F.3d 272 (2002)

Shelley A. JODOIN, Individually and as Natural Parent, Next Friend and Guardian of Timothy D. Dorsey, a Minor, and Lawrence H. Jodoin, Plaintiffs, Appellants, v. TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION, Toyota Motor Sales U.S.A., Inc., Defendants, Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided April 1, 2002.

Rehearing and Suggestion for Rehearing Denied April 25, 2002.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John S. Foley, with whom Mark B. Decof, Howard B. Klein, and Decof & Decof were on brief, for appellants.

Gerald C. DeMaria, with whom Higgins, Cavanagh & Cooney, Richard W. Shapiro, Law Offices of Richard W. Shapiro P.L.C., Richard A. Derevan and Snell & Wilmer L.L.P. were on brief, for appellees.

Before BOUDIN, Chief Judge, TORRUELLA, Circuit Judge, and CYR, Senior Circuit Judge.

Rehearing and Suggestion for Rehearing En Banc Denied April 25, 2002.

TORRUELLA, Circuit Judge.

Shelley Jodoin was injured in a car accident and, with her husband and son, sued Toyota Motor Corporation and Toyota Motor Sales U.S.A., Inc. ("Toyota") alleging a design defect in her vehicle. During trial, the district court excluded all evidence relating to testing done by plaintiffs' expert. After this ruling, plaintiffs conceded that they would be unable to...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases