Price v. Thomas Built Buses, Inc.

Annabelle Clinton Imber, Justice.

On May 19, 2003, a school bus carrying forty-three students from the Siloam Springs School District ran off the road, flipped onto its side, and slid down an embankment. One student, Jessica Price, was killed, and ten other students sustained serious injuries. At the time of the accident, the bus was not outfitted with seat belts for all of its passengers. The specifications governing school bus design promulgated by the Arkansas Department of Education do not include passenger seat belts. In a suit filed against the school bus manufacturer and distributor,…