Legal Opinion
Nationwide Mutual Fire Insurance Company Guy J. Staley Norma Staley v. Ford Motor Company
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided April 22, 1999No. 97-3548PublishedCited by 51 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RYAN, Circuit Judge.
The plaintiffs in this products liability diversity action, Nationwide Mutual Fire Insurance Company and its insured, Guy and Norma Staley, appeal from a jury verdict in favor of the defendant, Ford Motor Company. We are called upon to decide two issues: (1) whether the district court improperly excluded expert testimony based on a finding that Nationwide had spoiled evidence; and (2) whether judicial misconduct tainted the proceedings, thereby preventing Nationwide from receiving a fair trial. We answer both questions in the affirmative and accordingly we vacate the…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1993
- Cox v. TreadwayCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1996
- Nellie F. Welsh, Administratrix of the Estate of Francis John Welsh, Deceased, and Nellie Welsh, Individually v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1988
- United States v. Darryl Gordon Hickman and Fred McArthur HeadCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1979
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