You Shall Not Pass!!: How Kia Motors Corp. v. Ruiz Drastically Raised the Bar for the Admission of Other Similar Incidents Evidence for Products Liability Claims in Texas

Date

2014

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Publisher

Texas Tech Law Review

Abstract

This Comment follows the case of Kia Motors Corp. v. Ruiz. Examines the case proceeding through the trial and appellate courts, exploring the various impacts of the eventual decision by the Supreme Court of Texas.

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Armstrong Standard, Ruiz v. Kia Motors, Dallas Court of Appeals decision, Texas Supreme Court decision, Trial court erroneously admitted OS1 evidence, Negative impact of the Ruiz decision, Unintended consequences of Ruiz, Suggested remedies, Potentially successful Texas plaintiffs with large-scale negligence claims, Defining the term "reasonably similar"

Citation

Kristen R. Vander-Plas, You Shall Not Pass!!: How Kia Motors Corp. v. Ruiz Drastically Raised the Bar for the Admission of Other Similar Incidents Evidence for Products Liability Claims in Texas, 47 Tex. Tech L. Rev. 939 (2014-2015)