SMITH v. CHRYSLER GROUP, L.L.C.

No. 17-40901.

909 F.3d 744 (2018)

Ramona L. SMITH, Individually, and as the Temporary Administrator of the Estate of Her Deceased Husband, Arthur Melton Smith; Ramona Allen; Glenda Zimmer; Tara Cheyenne Smith, Plaintiffs-Appellants v. CHRYSLER GROUP, L.L.C., also known as FCA US, L.L.C., Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

FILED November 26, 2018.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Rebecca Cousins Brightwell , Krystal E. Riley , Skelton Slusher Barnhill Watkins Wells, P.L.L.C., Lufkin, TX, Darren Raven Mark VanPuymbrouck , Matthew Thomas Connelly , Freeborn & Peters, L.L.P., Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Chris A. Pearson , Ryan C. Bueche , George Robert Sonnier , Germer, Beaman & Brown, P.L.L.C., Austin, TX, for Defendant-Appellee.

Before JOLLY, JONES, and HAYNES, Circuit Judges.


This products liability case arises from a deadly car crash. Arthur Melton Smith was killed while driving a 2013 Jeep Wrangler, designed and manufactured by Chrysler Group, L.L.C. Days after the crash, Chrysler sent out a Recall Notice explaining that the transmission oil cooler (TOC) tube of some 2012 and 2013 Jeep...

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