Kia Motors Corp. v. Ruiz

Supreme Court of Texas · Decided 2014-03-28

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Justice LEHRMANN delivered the opinion of the Court. This products-liability case against a vehicle manufacturer, involving the failure of a driver’s-side frontal air bag to deploy during a collision, presents several issues for review. We first consider the applicability of section 82.008 of the Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code, which establishes a rebuttable presumption that a manufacturer is not lia…

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