5th Circuit Affirms Exclusion Of Expert In Fatal Car Crash Suit

Mealey's (November 28, 2018, 1:18 PM EST) -- NEW ORLEANS — A trial court properly excluded a fire expert’s testimony about the cause of a fatal car crash and correctly awarded summary judgment to the carmaker on product liability claims leveled by the deceased’s family, the Fifth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals held Nov. 26 (Ramona L. Smith, et al. v. Chrysler Group, L.L.C., No. 17-40901, 5th Cir., 2018 U.S. App. LEXIS 33154)....