Nelson Cruz v. DaimlerChrysler Motors Corp.

OPINION

Justice INDEGLIA,

for the Court.

Airbags are a relatively modern safety feature in passenger vehicles; they are designed to deploy in the event of a collision. When the airbags in a stationary vehicle unexpectedly deploy, as they did in this case, something has gone wrong. The question presented in this appeal is whether the hearing justice correctly concluded that the seller of that vehicle could not be held legally responsible for the resulting harm. This case came before the Supreme Court, sitting at Exeter-West Greenwich Regional High School in West Greenwich, Rhode Island, on April…