Legal Opinion
Henry Sims, Jr. v. Kia Motors of America, I
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided October 5, 2016No. 15-10636PublishedCited by 73 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PATRICK E. HIGGINBOTHAM, Circuit Judge:
Family members of decedent Henry Sims, Sr. filed this products liability suit against Defendants-Appellees Kia Motors of America (KMA) and Kia Motors Corporation (KMC) stemming from a tragic car accident, in which Mr. Sims, a passenger in a 2010 Kia Soul, died. Among other claims, they alleged that the Soul’s fuel tank was defectively designed. After determining that Texas law applied and excluding testimony from two of their experts, the district court granted summary judgment in favor of Defendants. We AFFIRM.
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Henry Sims, Sr. died in the back seat of a…
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