Legal Opinion
Rodriguez v. Riddell Sports, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided February 16, 2001No. 99-40680PublishedCited by 70 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JERRY E. SMITH, Circuit Judge:
Defendants, Riddell Sports, Inc. (“RSI”), Riddell, Inc. (“RI”), and All American Sports Corporation, doing business as Riddell/All American. (“AA”), appeal a judgment holding them strictly liable for a design defect in a football helmet worn by plaintiff Jose Rodriguez when he allegedly suffered a blow causing brain injury, and finding them liable for the bystander emotional distress suffered by Jose’s mother, Raquel Rodriguez. Concluding that the district court erred in charging the jury and that, as a matter of law, no bystander claim was viable, we reverse,…
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