ULM v. FORD MOTOR CO.

No. 97-308.

750 A.2d 981 (2000)

James L. ULM v. FORD MOTOR COMPANY and Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of Massachusetts, Inc.

Supreme Court of Vermont.

January 7, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael F. Hanley and Barney L. Brannen of Plante, Hanley & Brannen, P.C., White River Junction, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

John J. Boylan of Boylan & Bowen, Springfield, Wendy F. Lumish of Carlton, Fields, Ward, Emmanuel, Smith & Cutler, P.A., Miami, Florida, and James M. Campbell and Kurt B. Gerstner of Campbell Campbell & Edwards, Boston, Massachusetts, for Defendant-Appellant Ford Motor Co.

Neal D. Ferenc, Moretown, for Intervenor-Appellant Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of Massachusetts, Inc.

Present AMESTOY, C.J., and DOOLEY, MORSE, JOHNSON and SKOGLUND, JJ.


AMESTOY, C.J.

Defendant Ford Motor Company appeals from a Windham Superior Court jury verdict awarding plaintiff James Ulm $1.25 million for injuries he sustained as a passenger in a Ford Bronco where the claimed cause of injury was a defective steering system. On appeal, defendant argues that (1) the court erred in denying defendant's motion for judgment as a matter of law because plaintiff failed to establish that the alleged defect caused plaintiff's injuries;...

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