Goodner v. Hyundai Motor Co., Ltd.

PATRICK E. HIGGINBOTHAM, Circuit Judge:

In this design defect case, Hyundai Motor Company Limited appeals a jury verdict in favor of Stuart and Lisa Goodner after their daughter, Sarah, sustained fatal injuries in an automobile accident. Hyundai argues there was insufficient evidence for a reasonable jury to have found that a design defect was the producing cause of Sarah’s injuries. Applying the deferential standard of review required when examining jury verdicts, we affirm the judgment.

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In July 2007, R.G., 16-years-old at the time, and her 19-year-old sister, Sarah, drove five hours from…