WALLS v. FORD MOTOR COMPANY

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF NORTH CAROLINA LAURA M. WALLS, Individually ) and as Executor of the Estate ) of ROBIE W. WALLS, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) 1:20-CV-98 ) FORD MOTOR COMPANY et al., ) ) Defendants. ) MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER LORETTA C. BIGGS, District Judge. Plaintiff alleges that her husband, Robie Walls, died of mesothelioma caused by exposure to asbestos during his long career as a mechanic. (ECF No. 138 ¶¶ 2, 9.) Plaintiff sues a number of Defendants for Defective Design, Failure to Warn, Breach of Implied Warranty, Gross Negligence,…