Ford Motor Co. v. Miles

in which PHILLIPS, Chief Justice, GONZALEZ, HECHT and ABBOTT, Justices, join, and with respect to Part III, in which PHILLIPS, Chief Justice, GONZALEZ, HECHT, ENOCH, BAKER, ABBOTT and HANKINSON, Justices, join; and issued a concurring opinion with respect to Part IV, in which HECHT and ABBOTT, Justices, join, and with respect to Part V, in which HECHT, Justice, joins.

In this crashworthiness case, the Mileses contend that the tension eliminator in the seatbelt system of a Ford Ranger pickup truck was defectively designed and failed to prevent severe injuries to Willie Searcy. Because venue was…