McDonald v. Kubota Manufacturing of America Corp.

STUART, Justice.

Rebecca B. McDonald (“McDonald”), as administrator of the estate of Jeremy Wayne McDonald (“Jeremy”), her deceased son, sued Kubota Manufacturing of America Corporation (“KMA”), Kubota Corporation (“KC”), and Kubota Tractor Corporation (“KTC”) (these defendants are hereinafter referred to collectively as “the Kubota defendants”), asserting various claims after her son died as a result of injuries sustained when a Kubota ZD18 zero-turn lawnmower (“the ZD18 mower”) he was operating rolled over, pinning him underneath it. Following a three-week trial, the jury returned a verdict…