California Court of Appeal

Grant of defendants' motions for nonsuit in a products liability case against a car and a tire manufacturer is affirmed where expert testimony was necessary to establish plaintiff's claims, plaintiff's tire expert-s testimony was properly excluded, and another expert's testimony was properly limited.

Appellate Information

• Decided 12/19/2005
• Published 12/19/2005

Judges

• VOGEL, J.

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Mitchell McKay, Whittier;  Peters & Peters and Barbara J. Peters, Santa Monica, for Plaintiff and Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Snell & Wilmer, Richard A. Derevan and Michael S. McIntosh, Costa Mesa, for Defendant and Respondent Ford Motor Company., Iverson, Yoakum, Papiano & Hatch, Arnold D. Larson, John A. Slezak, Los Angeles and Mary P. Lightfoot for Defendant and Respondent Bridgestone/Firestone North American Tire, LLC.