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FORD MOTOR CO. v. TREJO

No. 67843.

402 P.3d 649 (2017)

133 Nev.Adv.Opn. 68

FORD MOTOR COMPANY, Appellant, v. Teresa Garcia TREJO, as the Successor-in-Interest and Surviving Spouse of Rafael Trejo, Deceased, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Nevada.

FILED SEPTEMBER 27, 2017.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Snell & Wilmer, L.L.P., and Jay J. Schuttert , Vaughn A. Crawford , and Morgan T. Petrelli , Las Vegas; Horvitz & Levy, LLP, and Emily V. Cuatto and Lisa Perrochet , Encino, California; Thompson Coe Cousins & Irons, L.L.P., and Michael W. Eady , Austin, Texas, for Appellant.

David N. Frederick , Las Vegas; Naylor & Braster and A. William Maupin , John M. Naylor , and Jennifer L. Braster , Las Vegas; Nettles Law Firm and Brian D. Nettles and William R. Killip, Jr. , Henderson; Garcia Ochoa Mask and Ricardo A. Garcia and Jody R. Mask , McAllen, Texas; Lawrence Law Firm and Larry Wayne Lawrence , Austin, Texas, for Respondent.

Bailey Kennedy and Dennis L. Kennedy and Sarah E. Harmon , Las Vegas; Shook Hardy & Bacon, L.L.P., and Victor E. Schwartz , Washington, D.C., for Amici Curiae National Association of Manufacturers and the Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers.

Matthew L. Sharp, Ltd., and Matthew L. Sharp , Reno; Eglet & Prince and Robert T. Eglet and Erica D. Entsminger , Las Vegas, for Amicus Curiae Nevada Justice Association.

BEFORE THE COURT EN BANC.

OPINION

In Nevada, claims of design defect are historically governed by the consumer-expectation test. Under this test, a product is defectively designed if it "fail[s] to perform in the manner reasonably to be expected in light of its nature and intended function and [is] more dangerous than would be...

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