Seamon Ex Rel. Estate of Seamon v. Remington Arms Co.

ROBRENO, District Judge:

This appeal arises out of a product liability case against Remington Arms Company, a gun manufacturer. The district court excluded Plaintiffs expert — who concluded that Plaintiffs husband died as a result of a defect in the design of his rifle — finding his opinion speculative and thus unreliable. As a result, the district court granted summary judgment for Remington. Plaintiff now appeals.

We hold that the district court abused its discretion by excluding Plaintiffs expert, and so we reverse the judgment granting both the motion to exclude and the motion for summary…