{"disclaimer":"This is a summary of public court records and is not legal advice. Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"christopher-gebhardt","displayName":"Christopher Gebhardt","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappwd:wd83786:2021-03-09","opinionId":"8ffed8e2-9dd3-5398-bf4d-880b63720069","slug":"christopher-gebhardt-v-american-honda-motor-co-inc-et-al-d83786","caseName":"Christopher Gebhardt\nvs. \nAmerican Honda Motor Co., Inc, et al","caseNumber":"WD83786","court":"moappwd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District","decisionDate":"2021-03-09","year":2021,"display_summary":"Christopher Gebhardt sued American Honda Motor Company and Honda of South Carolina Manufacturing, alleging strict product liability and negligence after his ATV suddenly accelerated and flipped. The trial court excluded Gebhardt's expert witness, Dr. Kenneth Blundell, finding his opinions unreliable under section 490.065, RSMo, and subsequently granted summary judgment for Honda. The appellate court affirmed, holding that the trial court did not abuse its discretion in excluding the expert testimony due to an analytical gap in his methodology and speculative foundation. Consequently, summary judgment was proper given the lack of sufficient evidence to support Gebhardt's claims.","primaryTopic":"evidence","topicSlugs":["evidence","civil-procedure","summary-judgment","personal-injury","negligence"],"outcomeNorm":"affirmed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=174653","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/christopher-gebhardt-v-american-honda-motor-co-inc-et-al-d83786","relatedPracticeAreas":[{"slug":"personal-injury","label":"Personal Injury","href":"/practice-areas/personal-injury","score":32,"source":"tag","evidence":["tag: personal-injury","topic: personal-injury","topic: negligence"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/personal-injury"},{"slug":"litigation","label":"Civil Litigation","href":"/practice-areas/litigation","score":16,"source":"topic","evidence":["topic: civil-procedure","topic: summary-judgment","topic: evidence","text: summary judgment"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/litigation"}],"role":"appellant"}]}