Sharon Ranell Grimes v. Mazda North American Operations Ford Motor Company

OPINION

MERRITT, Circuit Judge.

This products liability action presents an appeal from a jury verdict in favor of defendants Mazda and Ford and against plaintiff Sharon Grimes after a rollover truck accident in Kentucky left Grimes a quadriplegic. 1 She alleges that two defects in the truck caused her injuries: (1) the truck’s design gave it a high propensity to rollover under reasonably foreseeable circumstances, and (2) the seat belt unlatched during the accident. On appeal, Grimes contends that the district court did not have proper jurisdiction over the claims, made erroneous evidentiary…