Yamaha Motor Corp., U.S.A. v. McTaggart

Doyle, Judge.

Roger and Glenda McTaggart filed a personal injury action against Yamaha Motor Corporation, U.S.A., Yamaha Motor Manufacturing Corporation of America, and Yamaha Motor Company, Ltd. (collectively, “Yamaha”), after Roger sustained injuries when his Yamaha Rhino1 rolled over onto his leg.2 The McTaggarts’ sole claim at trial was that the Rhino was defective because it lacked a door. At the conclusion of the trial, the jury returned a verdict in favor of the McTaggarts in the amount of $317,002. Yamaha appeals the trial court’s denial of its subsequent motion for new trial, arguing…