Legal Opinion
Wright Ex Rel. Wright v. Ford Motor Co.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided November 19, 2007No. 05-41723PublishedCited by 61 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GARWOOD, Circuit Judge:
In this Texas law diversity suit, plaintiffs-appellants, Brian Wright and Lisa Wright, appeal the take nothing judgment in favor of defendant-appellee Ford Motor Company, in their product liability wrongful death and survival action for the death of their three year old son Cade Wright. Appellants alleged claims of strict liability for marketing defect and design defect respecting the third party owned and operated Ford 2001 XLT Expedition which backed over Cade Wright. The trial court granted summary judgment for Ford on the marketing defect claim and the jury found…
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