Robert H. Burgess v. Suzuki Motor Company, Ltd. U.S. Suzuki Motor Corporation

McMILLIAN, Circuit Judge.

Robert H. Burgess appeals from a final judgment entered in the United States District Court 1 for the Western District of Missouri upon a jury verdict in favor of defendants Suzuki Motor Co., Ltd., and U.S. Su zuki Motor Corp. (now known as American Suzuki Motor Corp.) (together referred to as Suzuki) under a theory of strict liability for defective product design. For reversal, Burgess argues the district court (1) erred in refusing to instruct the jury on comparative fault and (2) abused its discretion in admitting into evidence the testimony of Suzuki’s design…