Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co. v. Thompson

JOHNSTONE, Justice.

The Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company (Goodyear) appeals from a decision of the Court of Appeals, which reversed the trial court’s granting of a directed verdict in a products liability case. We reverse and reinstate the judgment of the Madison Circuit Court.

The principal question raised on appeal is whether a trial court may apply the factors for determining the admissibility of expert scientific testimony set forth in Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc., 509 U.S. 579, 113 S.Ct. 2786, 125 L.Ed.2d 469 (1993), and Mitchell v. Commonwealth, Ky., 908 S.W.2d 100 (1995),…