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  • Yamaha Wins Defense Verdict In Personal Watercraft Wrongful Death Trial
    03/09/2026

    On May 27, 2022, a jury in Los Angeles returned a defense verdict for Yamaha in a wrongful death trial over the 2015 death of a man who was riding a Yamaha WaveRunner on the Colorado River. The jury instead assigned fault to the WaveRunner operator who struck the man and the rental company that provided the watercrafts, assessing $4.75 million in total damages against those defendants.

  • 4th Circuit Panel Affirms Summary Judgment In Watercraft Injury Suit
    03/09/2026

    A Fourth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on Feb. 20 affirmed a trial court’s decision grant summary judgment to the makers of a personal watercraft (PWC) because a woman who was injured after falling off of one did not present enough evidence on how the product was defective (Deborah Meek Hickerson v. Yamaha Motor Corporation U.S.A., et al., No. 17-1075, 4th Cir., 2018 U.S. App. LEXIS 3951).

  • 4th Circuit Says Insufficient Evidence in Yamaha WaveRunner Lawsuit
    03/09/2026

    (Reuters) - A federal appeals court has ruled that a South Carolina woman who suffered internal injuries when she fell off a Yamaha watercraft lacked sufficient evidence to support her claims against the company.

  • 10th Circ. Says Experts Unreliable In Jet Ski Injury Suit
    10/09/2025

    Law360 (March 29, 2021, 6:54 PM EDT) — The Tenth Circuit on Monday refused to revive a suit by a woman alleging a Kawasaki Jet Ski's seat was defective and caused her to fall off while riding, saying the district court was within its discretion to exclude the opinions of both of her experts as unreliable.

  • How Lawyers Steered Yamaha Away from $15M Products Liability Suit
    10/09/2025

    A team of Miami lawyers steered Yamaha Motor Corp. USA and its Japanese parent company away from claims that insufficient warnings on its WaveRunner watercraft contributed to the injuries of a teenage rider who fell off in Biscayne Bay.

  • Suzuki Wins Verdict in Motorcycle Product Liability Lawsuit
    10/09/2025

    Suzuki Motor Corporation announced that a Fullerton, California jury has returned a defense verdict in a products liability lawsuit stemming from the 2014 motorcycle accident involving a 2006 Suzuki GSX-R1000.

  • Suzuki Wins Defense Verdict in Motorcycle Product Liability Lawsuit
    11/10/2023 | Suzuki Motor of America, Inc.

    Suzuki Motor Corporation is pleased to announce that a Fullerton jury has returned a defense verdict in a products liability lawsuit stemming from the 2014 motorcycle accident involving a 2006 Suzuki GSX-R1000. On Oct. 11, the jury deliberated for five hours before returning a 12-0 verdict in favor of Suzuki Motor Corporation. On Nov. 2, the court entered judgment in favor of Suzuki.