SMITH v. TOYOTA MOTOR CORP.

No. 18-2585.

964 F.3d 725 (2020)

Kristin M. SMITH, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: July 7, 2020.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Counsel who presented argument on behalf of the appellant was Joseph F. Yeckel , of Saint Louis, MO. The following attorney(s) appeared on the appellant brief; Michael Gross , of Saint Louis, MO., Joseph F. Yeckel, of Saint Louis, MO.

Counsel who presented argument on behalf of the appellee was Frank M. Lowrey , IV, of Atlanta, GA. The following attorney(s) appeared on the appellee brief; Timothy Charles Sansone , of Saint Louis, MO., Frank M. Lowrey, IV, of Atlanta, GA., Jane D. Vincent , of Atlanta, GA.

Before LOKEN, COLLOTON, and KOBES, Circuit Judges.


Kristin M. Smith sued Toyota Motor Corporation in strict products liability, negligence, and breach of warranty for injuries she sustained in a single-vehicle roll over accident. She alleged that her 1997 Toyota 4Runner was unreasonably prone to roll over and that its seatbelt system failed to restrain her during the accident...

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