GRIFFIN v. KIA MOTORS CORP.

No. 1D01-4668.

843 So.2d 336 (2003)

Peter GRIFFIN, Appellant, v. KIA MOTORS CORP. and Kia Motors America, Inc., Appellees.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

April 23, 2003.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John Beranek of Ausley & McMullen, Tallahassee; Donald M. Hinkle of Hinkle & Foran, Tallahassee; and Robert A. Robbins of Robbins & Reynolds, P.A., Miami, for Appellant.

Bruce Culpepper, Joseph W. Hatchett and Robert J. Telfer III of Akerman, Senterfitt & Eidson, P.A., Tallahassee; and Larry M. Roth and Martin J. Jaffe of Roth, Powell & Pearson, P.A., Winter Park, for Appellees.


ERVIN, J.

Peter Griffin appeals a judgment entered on behalf of appellees, Kia Motors Corp. and Kia Motors America, Inc. (Kia), in a strict liability action brought by him against Kia, after a jury found that the seatbelt design in appellant's vehicle manufactured by appellees was not defective. We reverse and remand for new trial, because the lower court erred under D'Amario v. Ford Motor Co., 806...

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