Casey v. Toyota Motor Engineering Manufacturing North America, Inc.

HIGGINSON, Circuit Judge:

Plaintiffs-Appellants Scott E. Casey and Robert James Gillis (collectively Casey) filed this products liability suit against Defendants-Appellees (collectively Toyota) stemming from a tragic single-car automobile accident in which Scott Casey’s wife Dawna suffered fatal injuries. Among other claims, Casey brought manufacturing and design defect claims based on the failure of the vehicle’s side curtain airbag to prevent Mrs. Casey’s death. The district court granted judgment as a matter of law in favor of Toyota on Casey’s manufactxxring and design defect claims.…