Deans v. Allegheny International (USA), Inc.

Cacioppo, Judge.

This appeal of a products liability judgment presents the single question of whether a trial court abuses its discretion by excluding evidence of accidents involving similar products of other manufacturers. Plaintiffs-appellants, Krystal Deans (“Deans”) and Sandra McCormick (“McCormick”), maintain that such testimony is necessary to establish whether the product manufactur er, defendant-appellee Allegheny International (USA), Inc. (“Allegheny”), properly assessed the design risks as required under strict liability theory. We hold that the trial court did not abuse its…