Malbrough v. Crown Equipment Corp.

E. GRADY JOLLY, Circuit Judge:

Trudy Malbrough suffered a crippling injury while operating a forklift manufactured by Crown Equipment Corporation. She brought suit against Crown under the Louisiana Products Liability Act (“LPLA”) alleging a defect in the design of the forklift. Crown filed a motion in limine to exclude Malbrough’s expert witness on the design defect issue. The district court granted the motion to exclude, but denied Crown’s motion for summary judgment.

Crown received permission from the district court to appeal the interlocutory order denying summary judgment. We granted leave…