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Buell-Wilson v. Ford Motor Company

California Court of Appeal

Decided July 19, 2006No. D045154, D045579PublishedCited by 23 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion

NARES, J.

Benetta Buell-Wilson (Mrs. Wilson) brought this action against Ford Motor Company (Ford) and Drew Ford (Drew) 1 as a result of the rollover and roof crush of her Ford Explorer (Explorer) that left her a paraplegic. Mrs. Wilson’s husband Barry Wilson (Mr. Wilson) brought a claim for loss of consortium against Ford and Drew. A jury found in favor of Mrs. Wilson and Mr. Wilson (together the Wilsons), finding that (1) the Explorer was defectively unstable; (2) the Explorer was not crashworthy due to a defect in the roof; (3) Drew failed to warn the Wilsons that the Explorer was…

2Cases cited54 opinions

  1. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance v. CampbellSupreme Court of the United States · 2003
  2. Barker v. Lull Engineering Co.California Supreme Court · 1978
  3. Soule v. General Motors Corp.California Supreme Court · 1994
  4. Bertero v. National General Corp.California Supreme Court · 1974
  5. Feltner v. Columbia Pictures Television, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1998

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3Cited by23 opinions

  1. Boeken v. PHILIP MORRIS USA, INC.California Supreme Court · 2010
  2. Bigler-Engler v. Breg, Inc.California Court of Appeal · 2017
  3. Howard v. Omni Hotels Management Corp.California Court of Appeal · 2012
  4. Limone v. United StatesDistrict Court, D. Massachusetts · 2007
  5. Kim v. Toyota Motor Corp.California Supreme Court · 2018

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