BRANDON v. FORD MOTOR COMPANY

Civil Action No. 3:13-20976.

ROBERT BRANDON, CHARLES T. BURD, WILLIAM S. TROUTMAN, JOLENE HARRIS, SHANE MAYFIELD, ANDREA MARTIN, THOMAS PORTER and HASEN DESIGN BUILD & DEVELOPMENT, INC., individually and on behalf of others similarly situated, Plaintiffs, v. FORD MOTOR COMPANY, Defendant.

United States District Court, S.D. West Virginia, Huntington Division.

March 31, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert Brandon, Plaintiff, represented by Adam J. Levitt , GRANT & EISENHOFER, Aleksandra M. S. Vold , SIPRUT, Alison K. Hurley , BREMER WHYTE BROWN & O'MEARA, Benjamin L. Price , BREMER WHYTE BROWN & O'MEARA, C. Calvin Warriner, III , SEARCY DENNEY SCAROLA BARNHART & SHIPLEY, Caitlin Duffy , SQUITIERI & FEARON, E. Powell Miller , THE MILLER LAW FIRM, Edgar F. Heiskell, III , EDGAR F. HEISKELL, III, Grant Lavalle Davis , DAVIS BETHUNE & JONES, Gregory M. Travalio , ISAAC WILES BURKHOLDER & TEETOR, Guy R. Bucci , BUCCI BAILEY & JAVINS, James Bartimus , BARTIMUS FRICKLETON ROBERTSON & GORNY, James L. Murray , MURRAY & MURRAY, Jeff A. Almeida , GRANT & EISENHOFER, John H. Gomez , GOMEZ & IAGMIN, John T. Murray , MURRAY & MURRAY, John Scarola , SEARCY DENNEY SCAROLA BARNHART & SHIPLEY, John E. Tangren , GRANT & EISENHOFER, Joseph J. Siprut , SIPRUT, Keith G. Bremer , BREMER WHYTE BROWN & O'MEARA, Kyle J. McGee , GRANT & EISENHOFER, L. Lee Javins, II , BUCCI BAILEY & JAVINS, Mark A. DiCello , THE DICELLO LAW FIRM, Mark H. Troutman , ISAAC WILES BURKHOLDER & TEETOR, Nathan B. Atkinson , SPILMAN THOMAS & BATTLE, Niall A. Paul , SPILMAN THOMAS & BATTLE, Richard L. Merpi, II , THE MILLER LAW FIRM, Robert F. DiCello , THE DICELLO LAW FIRM, Stephanie Poli , GOMEZ & IAGMIN, Stephen M. Gorny , BARTIMUS FRICKLETON ROBERTSON & GORNY, Timothy C. Bailey , BUCCI BAILEY & JAVINS, Timothy C. Gaarder , DAVIS BETHUNE & JONES & V. Paul Bucci, II , LAFFEY BUCCI & KENT.

Charles T. Burd, Plaintiff, represented by Adam J. Levitt , GRANT & EISENHOFER, Aleksandra M. S. Vold , SIPRUT, Alison K. Hurley , BREMER WHYTE BROWN & O'MEARA, Benjamin L. Price , BREMER WHYTE BROWN & O'MEARA, C. Calvin Warriner, III , SEARCY DENNEY SCAROLA BARNHART & SHIPLEY, Caitlin Duffy , SQUITIERI & FEARON, E. Powell Miller , THE MILLER LAW FIRM, Edgar F. Heiskell, III , EDGAR F. HEISKELL, III, Grant Lavalle Davis , DAVIS BETHUNE & JONES, Gregory M. Travalio , ISAAC WILES BURKHOLDER & TEETOR, Guy R. Bucci , BUCCI BAILEY & JAVINS, James Bartimus , BARTIMUS FRICKLETON ROBERTSON & GORNY, James L. Murray , MURRAY & MURRAY, Jeff A. Almeida , GRANT & EISENHOFER, John H. Gomez , GOMEZ & IAGMIN, John T. Murray , MURRAY & MURRAY, John Scarola , SEARCY DENNEY SCAROLA BARNHART & SHIPLEY, John E. Tangren , GRANT & EISENHOFER, Joseph J. Siprut , SIPRUT, Keith G. Bremer , BREMER WHYTE BROWN & O'MEARA, Kyle J. McGee , GRANT & EISENHOFER, L. Lee Javins, II , BUCCI BAILEY & JAVINS, Mark A. DiCello , THE DICELLO LAW FIRM, Mark H. Troutman , ISAAC WILES BURKHOLDER & TEETOR, Nathan B. Atkinson , SPILMAN THOMAS & BATTLE, Niall A. Paul , SPILMAN THOMAS & BATTLE, Richard L. Merpi, II , THE MILLER LAW FIRM, Robert F. DiCello , THE DICELLO LAW FIRM, Stephanie Poli , GOMEZ & IAGMIN, Stephen M. Gorny , BARTIMUS FRICKLETON ROBERTSON & GORNY, Timothy C. Bailey , BUCCI BAILEY & JAVINS, Timothy C. Gaarder , DAVIS BETHUNE & JONES & V. Paul Bucci, II , LAFFEY BUCCI & KENT.

William S. Troutman, Plaintiff, represented by Adam J. Levitt , GRANT & EISENHOFER, Aleksandra M. S. Vold , SIPRUT, Alison K. Hurley , BREMER WHYTE BROWN & O'MEARA, Benjamin L. Price , BREMER WHYTE BROWN & O'MEARA, C. Calvin Warriner, III , SEARCY DENNEY SCAROLA BARNHART & SHIPLEY, Caitlin Duffy , SQUITIERI & FEARON, E. Powell Miller , THE MILLER LAW FIRM, Edgar F. Heiskell, III , EDGAR F. HEISKELL, III, Grant Lavalle Davis , DAVIS BETHUNE & JONES, Gregory M. Travalio , ISAAC WILES BURKHOLDER & TEETOR, Guy R. Bucci , BUCCI BAILEY & JAVINS, James Bartimus , BARTIMUS FRICKLETON ROBERTSON & GORNY, James L. Murray , MURRAY & MURRAY, Jeff A. Almeida , GRANT & EISENHOFER, John H. Gomez , GOMEZ & IAGMIN, John T. Murray , MURRAY & MURRAY, John Scarola , SEARCY DENNEY SCAROLA BARNHART & SHIPLEY, John E. Tangren , GRANT & EISENHOFER, Joseph J. Siprut , SIPRUT, Keith G. Bremer , BREMER WHYTE BROWN & O'MEARA, Kyle J. McGee , GRANT & EISENHOFER, L. Lee Javins, II , BUCCI BAILEY & JAVINS, Mark A. DiCello , THE DICELLO LAW FIRM, Mark H. Troutman , ISAAC WILES BURKHOLDER & TEETOR, Nathan B. Atkinson , SPILMAN THOMAS & BATTLE, Niall A. Paul , SPILMAN THOMAS & BATTLE, Robert F. DiCello , THE DICELLO LAW FIRM, Stephanie Poli , GOMEZ & IAGMIN, Stephen M. Gorny , BARTIMUS FRICKLETON ROBERTSON & GORNY, Timothy C. Bailey , BUCCI BAILEY & JAVINS, Timothy C. Gaarder , DAVIS BETHUNE & JONES & V. Paul Bucci, II , LAFFEY BUCCI & KENT.

Jolene Harris, Plaintiff, represented by Adam J. Levitt , GRANT & EISENHOFER, Aleksandra M. S. Vold , SIPRUT, Alison K. Hurley , BREMER WHYTE BROWN & O'MEARA, Benjamin L. Price , BREMER WHYTE BROWN & O'MEARA, C. Calvin Warriner, III , SEARCY DENNEY SCAROLA BARNHART & SHIPLEY, Caitlin Duffy , SQUITIERI & FEARON, E. Powell Miller , THE MILLER LAW FIRM, Edgar F. Heiskell, III , EDGAR F. HEISKELL, III, Grant Lavalle Davis , DAVIS BETHUNE & JONES, Gregory M. Travalio , ISAAC WILES BURKHOLDER & TEETOR, Guy R. Bucci , BUCCI BAILEY & JAVINS, James Bartimus , BARTIMUS FRICKLETON ROBERTSON & GORNY, James L. Murray , MURRAY & MURRAY, Jeff A. Almeida , GRANT & EISENHOFER, John H. Gomez , GOMEZ & IAGMIN, John T. Murray , MURRAY & MURRAY, John Scarola , SEARCY DENNEY SCAROLA BARNHART & SHIPLEY, John E. Tangren , GRANT & EISENHOFER, Joseph J. Siprut , SIPRUT, Keith G. Bremer , BREMER WHYTE BROWN & O'MEARA, Kyle J. McGee , GRANT & EISENHOFER, L. Lee Javins, II , BUCCI BAILEY & JAVINS, Mark A. DiCello , THE DICELLO LAW FIRM, Mark H. Troutman , ISAAC WILES BURKHOLDER & TEETOR, Nathan B. Atkinson , SPILMAN THOMAS & BATTLE, Niall A. Paul , SPILMAN THOMAS & BATTLE, Richard L. Merpi, II , THE MILLER LAW FIRM, Robert F. DiCello , THE DICELLO LAW FIRM, Stephanie Poli , GOMEZ & IAGMIN, Stephen M. Gorny , BARTIMUS FRICKLETON ROBERTSON & GORNY, Timothy C. Bailey , BUCCI BAILEY & JAVINS, Timothy C. Gaarder , DAVIS BETHUNE & JONES & V. Paul Bucci, II , LAFFEY BUCCI & KENT.

Shane Mayfield, Plaintiff, represented by Adam J. Levitt , GRANT & EISENHOFER, Aleksandra M. S. Vold , SIPRUT, Alison K. Hurley , BREMER WHYTE BROWN & O'MEARA, Benjamin L. Price , BREMER WHYTE BROWN & O'MEARA, C. Calvin Warriner, III , SEARCY DENNEY SCAROLA BARNHART & SHIPLEY, Caitlin Duffy , SQUITIERI & FEARON, E. Powell Miller , THE MILLER LAW FIRM, Edgar F. Heiskell, III , EDGAR F. HEISKELL, III, Grant Lavalle Davis , DAVIS BETHUNE & JONES, Gregory M. Travalio , ISAAC WILES BURKHOLDER & TEETOR, Guy R. Bucci , BUCCI BAILEY & JAVINS, James Bartimus , BARTIMUS FRICKLETON ROBERTSON & GORNY, James L. Murray , MURRAY & MURRAY, Jeff A. Almeida , GRANT & EISENHOFER, John H. Gomez , GOMEZ & IAGMIN, John T. Murray , MURRAY & MURRAY, John Scarola , SEARCY DENNEY SCAROLA BARNHART & SHIPLEY, John E. Tangren , GRANT & EISENHOFER, Joseph J. Siprut , SIPRUT, Keith G. Bremer , BREMER WHYTE BROWN & O'MEARA, Kyle J. McGee , GRANT & EISENHOFER, L. Lee Javins, II , BUCCI BAILEY & JAVINS, Mark A. DiCello , THE DICELLO LAW FIRM, Mark H. Troutman , ISAAC WILES BURKHOLDER & TEETOR, Nathan B. Atkinson , SPILMAN THOMAS & BATTLE, Niall A. Paul , SPILMAN THOMAS & BATTLE, Richard L. Merpi, II , THE MILLER LAW FIRM, Robert F. DiCello , THE DICELLO LAW FIRM, Stephanie Poli , GOMEZ & IAGMIN, Stephen M. Gorny , BARTIMUS FRICKLETON ROBERTSON & GORNY, Timothy C. Bailey , BUCCI BAILEY & JAVINS, Timothy C. Gaarder , DAVIS BETHUNE & JONES & V. Paul Bucci, II , LAFFEY BUCCI & KENT.

Andrea Martin, Plaintiff, represented by Adam J. Levitt , GRANT & EISENHOFER, Aleksandra M. S. Vold , SIPRUT, Alison K. Hurley , BREMER WHYTE BROWN & O'MEARA, Benjamin L. Price , BREMER WHYTE BROWN & O'MEARA, C. Calvin Warriner, III , SEARCY DENNEY SCAROLA BARNHART & SHIPLEY, Caitlin Duffy , SQUITIERI & FEARON, E. Powell Miller , THE MILLER LAW FIRM, Edgar F. Heiskell, III , EDGAR F. HEISKELL, III, Grant Lavalle Davis , DAVIS BETHUNE & JONES, Gregory M. Travalio , ISAAC WILES BURKHOLDER & TEETOR, Guy R. Bucci , BUCCI BAILEY & JAVINS, James Bartimus , BARTIMUS FRICKLETON ROBERTSON & GORNY, James L. Murray , MURRAY & MURRAY, Jeff A. Almeida , GRANT & EISENHOFER, John H. Gomez , GOMEZ & IAGMIN, John T. Murray , MURRAY & MURRAY, John Scarola , SEARCY DENNEY SCAROLA BARNHART & SHIPLEY, John E. Tangren , GRANT & EISENHOFER, Joseph J. Siprut , SIPRUT, Keith G. Bremer , BREMER WHYTE BROWN & O'MEARA, Kyle J. McGee , GRANT & EISENHOFER, L. Lee Javins, II , BUCCI BAILEY & JAVINS, Mark A. DiCello , THE DICELLO LAW FIRM, Mark H. Troutman , ISAAC WILES BURKHOLDER & TEETOR, Nathan B. Atkinson , SPILMAN THOMAS & BATTLE, Niall A. Paul , SPILMAN THOMAS & BATTLE, Richard L. Merpi, II , THE MILLER LAW FIRM, Robert F. DiCello , THE DICELLO LAW FIRM, Stephanie Poli , GOMEZ & IAGMIN, Stephen M. Gorny , BARTIMUS FRICKLETON ROBERTSON & GORNY, Timothy C. Bailey , BUCCI BAILEY & JAVINS, Timothy C. Gaarder , DAVIS BETHUNE & JONES & V. Paul Bucci, II , LAFFEY BUCCI & KENT.

Thomas Porter, and, Plaintiff, represented by Adam J. Levitt , GRANT & EISENHOFER, Aleksandra M. S. Vold , SIPRUT, Alison K. Hurley , BREMER WHYTE BROWN & O'MEARA, Benjamin L. Price , BREMER WHYTE BROWN & O'MEARA, C. Calvin Warriner, III , SEARCY DENNEY SCAROLA BARNHART & SHIPLEY, Caitlin Duffy , SQUITIERI & FEARON, E. Powell Miller , THE MILLER LAW FIRM, Edgar F. Heiskell, III , EDGAR F. HEISKELL, III, Grant Lavalle Davis , DAVIS BETHUNE & JONES, Gregory M. Travalio , ISAAC WILES BURKHOLDER & TEETOR, Guy R. Bucci , BUCCI BAILEY & JAVINS, James Bartimus , BARTIMUS FRICKLETON ROBERTSON & GORNY, James L. Murray , MURRAY & MURRAY, Jeff A. Almeida , GRANT & EISENHOFER, John H. Gomez , GOMEZ & IAGMIN, John T. Murray , MURRAY & MURRAY, John Scarola , SEARCY DENNEY SCAROLA BARNHART & SHIPLEY, John E. Tangren , GRANT & EISENHOFER, Joseph J. Siprut , SIPRUT, Keith G. Bremer , BREMER WHYTE BROWN & O'MEARA, Kyle J. McGee , GRANT & EISENHOFER, L. Lee Javins, II , BUCCI BAILEY & JAVINS, Mark A. DiCello , THE DICELLO LAW FIRM, Mark H. Troutman , ISAAC WILES BURKHOLDER & TEETOR, Nathan B. Atkinson , SPILMAN THOMAS & BATTLE, Niall A. Paul , SPILMAN THOMAS & BATTLE, Richard L. Merpi, II , THE MILLER LAW FIRM, Robert F. DiCello , THE DICELLO LAW FIRM, Stephanie Poli , GOMEZ & IAGMIN, Stephen M. Gorny , BARTIMUS FRICKLETON ROBERTSON & GORNY, Timothy C. Bailey , BUCCI BAILEY & JAVINS, Timothy C. Gaarder , DAVIS BETHUNE & JONES & V. Paul Bucci, II , LAFFEY BUCCI & KENT.

Hasen Design Build & Development, Inc., Plaintiff, represented by Adam J. Levitt , GRANT & EISENHOFER, Aleksandra M. S. Vold , SIPRUT, Alison K. Hurley , BREMER WHYTE BROWN & O'MEARA, Benjamin L. Price , BREMER WHYTE BROWN & O'MEARA, C. Calvin Warriner, III , SEARCY DENNEY SCAROLA BARNHART & SHIPLEY, Caitlin Duffy , SQUITIERI & FEARON, E. Powell Miller , THE MILLER LAW FIRM, Edgar F. Heiskell, III , EDGAR F. HEISKELL, III, Grant Lavalle Davis , DAVIS BETHUNE & JONES, Gregory M. Travalio , ISAAC WILES BURKHOLDER & TEETOR, Guy R. Bucci , BUCCI BAILEY & JAVINS, James Bartimus , BARTIMUS FRICKLETON ROBERTSON & GORNY, James L. Murray , MURRAY & MURRAY, Jeff A. Almeida , GRANT & EISENHOFER, John H. Gomez , GOMEZ & IAGMIN, John T. Murray , MURRAY & MURRAY, John Scarola , SEARCY DENNEY SCAROLA BARNHART & SHIPLEY, John E. Tangren , GRANT & EISENHOFER, Joseph J. Siprut , SIPRUT, Keith G. Bremer , BREMER WHYTE BROWN & O'MEARA, Kyle J. McGee , GRANT & EISENHOFER, L. Lee Javins, II , BUCCI BAILEY & JAVINS, Mark A. DiCello , THE DICELLO LAW FIRM, Mark H. Troutman , ISAAC WILES BURKHOLDER & TEETOR, Nathan B. Atkinson , SPILMAN THOMAS & BATTLE, Niall A. Paul , SPILMAN THOMAS & BATTLE, Richard L. Merpi, II , THE MILLER LAW FIRM, Robert F. DiCello , THE DICELLO LAW FIRM, Stephanie Poli , GOMEZ & IAGMIN, Stephen M. Gorny , BARTIMUS FRICKLETON ROBERTSON & GORNY, Timothy C. Bailey , BUCCI BAILEY & JAVINS, Timothy C. Gaarder , DAVIS BETHUNE & JONES & V. Paul Bucci, II , LAFFEY BUCCI & KENT.

Ford Motor Company, Defendant, represented by Andrew J. Trask , MCGUIRE WOODS, Bradley J. Schmalzer , FLAHERTY SENSABAUGH & BONASSO, John Tracy Walker, IV , MCGUIRE WOODS, Michael Bonasso , FLAHERTY SENSABAUGH & BONASSO, Peter J. Fazio , AARONSON RAPPAPORT FEINSTEIN & DEUTSCH, Sarah Virginia Bondurant , MCGUIRE WOODS, Susan W. Romaine , FLAHERTY SENSABAUGH & BONASSO, Tennille Jo Checkovich , MCGUIRE WOODS, William J. Hanna , FLAHERTY SENSABAUGH & BONASSO & Jeffrey A. Holmstrand , FLAHERTY SENSABAUGH & BONASSO.


ORDER

ROBERT C. CHAMBERS, Chief District Judge.

This case was consolidated with Belville v. Ford Motor Co., 3:13-6529, and Smith v. Ford Motor Co., 3:13-14207, for pretrial purposes, as the actions involve common questions of fact. The Court designated Belville v. Ford Motor Co., as the lead case. Ford filed substantially similar motions to dismiss in all three cases. On this day, the Court issued a Memorandum Opinion and Order in

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