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SATCHER v. HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.

No. 91-7138.

984 F.2d 135 (1993)

James C. SATCHER, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. HONDA MOTOR COMPANY, LTD., and Its Wholly Owned Subsidiaries, American Honda Motor Company, Inc., and Honda R & D Co., Ltd., Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

January 25, 1993.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Linda J. Hamilton Mowles, Lewis, King, Krieg & Waldrop, Knoxville, TN, (MS) Tere R. Steel, Ronald G. Peresich, Page, Mannino & Peresich, Biloxi, MS, for defendant-appellants.

Ray Ferrero, Jr., Joanne Fanizza, Ferrero & Middlebrooks, Wilton L. Strickland, Ft. Lauderdale, FL, Peter K. Smith, Quitman, MS, Robert E. Arceneaux, Mack E. Barham, Lee A. Archer, Barham & Markle, New Orleans, LA, for Satcher.

Before JOLLY and DUHÉ, Circuit Judges, and PARKER, District Judge.

E. GRADY JOLLY, Circuit Judge:

James C. Satcher was riding a Honda motorcycle when he was struck by an automobile that traumatically amputated his leg. He sued Honda under theories of strict product liability and negligent product design, asserting that the motorcycle was defective and unreasonably dangerous because it lacked leg guards. He also alleged that the design was defective because the motorcycle was not readily conspicuous to oncoming motorists. Honda countered...

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