Smith v. Hyundai Motor America

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF MISSISSIPPI NORTHERN DIVISION SHAVONTAE SMITH PLAINTIFF V. CIVIL ACTION NO. 3:23-CV-604-KHJ-MTP HYUNDAI MOTOR AMERICA, et al. DEFENDANTS ORDER Before the Court is Defendant Hyundai Motor America’s (“Hyundai”) [19] Motion for Summary Judgment. The Court grants the motion. I. Background This products liability case arises from a car crash that left Plaintiff Shavontae Smith with “devastating personal injuries.” Compl. [1-1] ¶ 7. “Smith rented a 2020 Hyundai Elantra from Budget Rent A Car” (“Budget”) in June 2020. Pl.’s Mem. [25] at 1. Seventeen…