Randy Russell v. Whirlpool Corp.

BYE, Circuit Judge.

A fire destroyed the home of Randy and Antoinette Russell. The Russells filed suit against Whirlpool, alleging the fire was caused by a defective refrigerator Whirlpool designed, manufactured, and sold. The jury found in favor of the Russells. Whirlpool appeals, contending the Russells’ expert witness did not use a sufficiently reliable methodology, the Russells may not infer a product defect from circumstantial evidence under Missouri tort law, and the district court 1 erroneously allowed the Russells to introduce evidence of other Whirlpool refrigerator fires. For the…