Doomes v. Best Transit Corp.

OPINION OF THE COURT

Jones, J.

In these personal injury actions arising from a single-vehicle bus accident, two questions are presented for our review. First, whether plaintiffs’ seatbelt claims, seeking to hold defendant liable for failure to install passenger seatbelts on the bus, were preempted by federal regulations promulgated by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Second, whether plaintiffs’ weight distribution claim, alleging that the negligent modification of the bus’ chassis altered the weight balance, steering, and handling of the bus, was supported by legally…