Products Judgment Affirmed

In an instructive review of a products-liability judgment based on expert testimony and a hotly disputed jury instruction, the Fifth Circuit affirmed in Kim v. American Honda Motor Co.:

Honda attempts to escape this jury verdict by arguing the district court erred in three ways: by admitting Plaintiffs’ experts, denying its JMOL motion, and denying its proposed instruction about the nonliability presumption. But it is incorrect on all fronts. The Plaintiffs’ experts based their opinions on reliable methodologies and provided relevant, helpful testimony. As such, there was sufficient evidence for the jury to find Honda liable for the Kims’ injuries. The district court’s application of the Texas statutory presumption of nonliability was also faithful to the statutory text, the precedent of Texas, and the precedent of this Court.

No. 22-40790 (Nov. 7, 2023).