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TOYOTA MOTOR SALES, U.S.A. v. REAVIS

No. 05-19-00075-CV.

627 S.W.3d 713 (2021)

TOYOTA MOTOR SALES, U.S.A., INC. and Toyota Motor Corporation, Appellants v. Benjamin Thomas REAVIS and Kristi Carol Reavis, Individually and as Next Friends of E.R. and O.R., Minor Children, Appellees.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Dallas.

Opinion Filed June 3, 2021.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Allyson N. Ho , Bradley Hubbard , Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, Anne McGowan Johnson , Jason Jordan , Nina Cortell , Haynes and Boone, LLP, Elizabeth C. Brandon , Reed Smith LLP, Victor D. Vital , Barnes & Thornburg LLP, Dallas,Claire Swift Kugler , Winstol D. Carter Jr. , Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, William J. Boyce , Alexander Dubose & Jefferson LLP, Houston, James W. Halbrooks Jr. , Suzanne H. Swaner , Bowman and Brooke LLP, Plano, Rachel Anne Ekery , Wallace B. Jefferson , Alexander Dubose & Jefferson LLP, Austin, for Appellants.

Frank L. Branson , Debbie Branson , Law Offices of Frank L. Branson, P.C., Eugene "Chip" A. Brooker Jr. , Brooker Law, PLLC, Dallas, Harry Max Reasoner , Marie R. Yeates , Vinson & Elkins LLP, Houston, Michael Heidler , Vinson & Elkins LLP, Austin, for Appellees.

Before Justices Schenck, Partida-Kipness, and Nowell.

OPINION

Toyota Motor Corporation (Toyota Motor) and Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc. (Toyota Sales) appeal from a judgment for actual and punitive damages in this products liability lawsuit. Appellants contend the design defect claim is barred by the statutory presumption of non-liability for

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