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Friday, October 23, 2026
Courthouse News Service
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Helmet trouble

ATLANTA — The Eleventh Circuit partially reversed a lower court’s decision not to rule in favor of a South Korean motorcycle helmet manufacturer sued by a Floridian motorcyclist who says her helmet was defective. The court did not properly analyze the corporation and its subsidiary for jurisdiction purposes, but because the driver’s expert witness is unreliable — and their testimony is necessary to support the claim — the corporation prevails.

Read the ruling here.

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