· 10/13/2010
TRW Vehicle Safety Systems, Inc. v. Moore
Citations
- 936 N.E.2d 201
- 2010 Ind. LEXIS 609
- 2010 WL 4119664
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- holding claim of mistrial error was not available on appeal because party made no objection or argument at trial that the court’s admonition was insufficient
- noting that Indiana legislature declined to adopt the America Law Institute's \different approach\ which requires proof of safer alternative design as an element of a design defects claim
- declining to expand the statutory standard of care for product liability claims alleging a design defect
- declining to find error in the absence of a formal Rule 702 inquiry which was not requested by either party and the substance of which was served in large part by an extended bench colloquy
- noting a claim on appeal challenging the sufficiency of the evidence is not waived “when a party fails to object to jury instructions informing the jury about the elements of an issue and explaining how to proceed upon its findings”
- \We decline to require proof of any additional or more particular standard of care in product liability actions alleging a design defect.\
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Judges: Dickson, Shepard, Sullivan, Rucker
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