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FORD MOTOR CO. v. TYLER

No. 22-ICA-208.

896 S.E.2d 444 (2023)

FORD MOTOR COMPANY, Defendant Below, Petitioner, v. Angel Ellen TYLER, as Administrator of the Estate of Breanna Kristen Bumgarner, Plaintiff Below, Respondent.

West Virginia Intermediate Court of Appeals.

Filed: December 8, 2023.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jessica Ellsworth, Esq. , Hogan Lovells US LLP, Washington, D.C., Pro Hac Vice.

Michael Bonasso, Esq. , Jason A. Proctor, Esq. , Flaherty Sensabaugh & Bonasso, PLLC, Charleston, West Virginia, Counsel for Petitioner.

R. Graham Esdale, Jr., Esq. , D. Michael Andrews, Esq. , T. Preston Moore II, Esq. , Beasley, Allen, Crow, Methvin, Portis & Miles, P.C., Montgomery, Alabama, Pro Hac Vice.

Natalie Atkinson, Esq., Philip J. Combs, Esq., Thomas Combs & Spann, PLLC, Charleston, West Virginia, Counsel for Amicus Curiae, Product Liability Advisory Council, Inc.

Stephen B. Farmer, Esq. , Brian E. Bigelow, Esq. , Robert D. Cline, Jr, Esq. , Robert A. Campbell, Esq. , Farmer, Cline & Campbell, PLLC, Charleston, West Virginia, Counsel for Respondent.

Petitioner, Ford Motor Company ("Ford") appeals the Circuit Court of Kanawha County's denial of its motion for judgment as a matter of law, or alternatively, for a new trial, after the jury found that it was negligent in designing the subject 2014 Ford Mustang in a way that failed to prevent leakage from the brake reservoir which caused...

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