SUV roof collapse 513
April 10th, 2012 
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Mansur v Ford Motor Co 197 Cal.App.4th 1365 (4/2) (2011) Mansur’s SUV rolled over, killing wife (roof collapse). San-Diego-Auto-Accident-lawyer Plaintiff’s expert described ways roof could be stronger and seat belt better designed. Consumers expectation test instruction CACI 1203 denied, holding 1203 applies when users’ everyday experience permits finding of defective design. Court also dismissed one juror who during trial viewed newsreport of other Ford rollover. Affirmed. [1] Consumer expectation requires evidence of product’s objective factors where lay jurors then apply their common knowledge. Although large amount of highly technical evidence on design, nothing in marketing or owner’s manual suggested objective features of its safety. Marketing the car as a “family vehicle” does not equate with showing objective features by which jurors’ common knowledge could find a defect. [3] substantial evidence supported “demonstrated reality” of juror’s inability to perform duty–read news story in violation of court’s admonition, which article affected juror’s impartiality. San Diego personal injury attorney