Legal Opinion
In re Ford Motor Co. Bronco II Product Liability Litigation
District Court, E.D. Louisiana
Decided February 27, 1997No. CIV. A. 991PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
SEAR, Chief Judge.
I. The Motion
Plaintiffs in these consolidated actions move to certify a class of plaintiffs composed of
[a]ll persons and entities who, as of July 26, 1994, own or have an ownership interest in a Ford Bronco II vehicle and reside in the United States (including the District of Columbia and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico), less and except those persons who are members of the class previously certified in Mary Rice, et al. v. Ford Motor Company, CV 93-65 (Circuit Court of Green County, Ala.)1
Plaintiffs seek class certification pursuant to Federal Rule of…
2Cases cited35 opinions
- General Telephone Co. of Southwest v. FalconSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Van Dusen v. BarrackSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Phillips Petroleum Co. v. ShuttsSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Dianne Castano v. The American Tobacco CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1996
- In Re General Motors Corporation Pick-Up Truck Fuel Tank Products Liability Litigation. Jack French, Robert M. West, Charles E. Merritt, Gary Blades, Dawn and Tracey Best, Gary and Jackie Barnes, Betty Marteny, John and Mary Southands, Edmund Berning, Dale W. Plummer, Edmund and Anneta Casey, John and Connie Yonki, Carl and Kathryn Corona, Dallas and Patricia Nelson, Mynard and Mildred Duncan, Kirby L. Stegman, Dewayne Anderson, Morris and Barbara Betzold, in No. 94-1064. Rudolph Jenkins, William D. Cunningham, Mather Johnson, Forrest Charles Ginn, Buren William Jones and Martin D. Parkman, in No. 94-1194. Parish of Jefferson, in No. 94-1195. The State of New York, in No. 94-1198. Elton Wilson, Individually, and Frank I. Owen, Individually and on Behalf of the Residents of the State of Alabama, in No. 94-1202. City of New York, in No. 94-1203. Betty Youngs, Barbara Phillips, Margaret Engel, Larry Swope, Robbin Maxwell and Center for Auto Safety, in No. 94-1207. Betty Youngs, Barbara Phillips, Margaret Engel, Larry Swope, Robbin Maxwell and Center for Auto Safety, in No. 94-1208. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Transportation, in No. 94-1219Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1995
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3Cited by27 opinions
- Wash. Mut. Bank v. Superior Court of Orange Cty.California Supreme Court · 2001
- Henry Schein, Inc. v. StromboeTexas Supreme Court · 2002
- Spence v. Glock Ges M B HCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2000
- Chin v. Chrysler Corp.District Court, D. New Jersey · 1998
- Chill v. Green Tree Financial Corp.District Court, D. Minnesota · 1998
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