Bell v. Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft

Opinion

CROSKEY, J.

—Richard Alonzo Bell suffered severe injuries when he lost control of his 1996 BMW Z3 roadster convertible while driving on a freeway transition road. He and his wife, Ema Baraka Wright-Bell (collectively Plaintiffs), sued Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft and BMW of North America, LLC (collectively Defendants). After the jury returned a special verdict in favor of Defendants on negligence and products liability counts, the trial court granted Plaintiffs’ new trial motion but denied their motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict. Defendants appeal the new…