Opinion ID: 865106
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Text: ¶27. While there is an interesting factual scenario presented by the facts as alleged in today’s case concerning Miss. Code Ann. § 11-1-63(b), the evidence necessary to maintain this suit is legally insufficient. The courts of this state are unified in their interpretation of the legislative mandate set forth in the Mississippi products liability statute. Moreover, in explicit 15 terms, our statute requires that when a claimant asserts a design defect theory of liability, the claimant not only must provide proof that the seller knew, or in light of reasonably available knowledge or in the exercise of reasonable care should have known, about the danger causing injury, but also, the claimant must provide evidence that the product failed to function as expected by way of producing evidence of a feasible design alternative that could have reasonably prevented the claimant’s injury. Having provided no such evidence, the claimant in this case has failed to meet the prerequisites necessary to create a successful cause of action and thus create a triable issue of material fact. Accordingly, we affirm the final judgment as entered by the Circuit Court of Coahoma County in favor of Donald Bennett and against Floyd Williams, Jr. ¶28. AFFIRMED. SMITH, C.J., WALLER AND COBB, P.JJ., EASLEY, DICKINSON AND RANDOLPH, JJ., CONCUR. GRAVES, J., CONCURS IN RESULT ONLY. DIAZ, J., NOT PARTICIPATING. 16