Legal Opinion
Danziger v. Ford Motor Co.
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided October 18, 2005No. CIV.A. 03-1508(RMC), CIV.A. 04-363(RMC)PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
COLLYER, District Judge.
Ford Motor Company asks the Court to reconsider and reverse its ruling permitting Plaintiffs Joan Betty Danziger, individually and as the representative of her deceased husband, and Alan Mercado to amend their complaints to seek punitive damages. The question revolves around which state’s punitive damages law shall apply. Concluding that its initial decision was in error, the Court will grant Defendant’s Motion to Reconsider, vacate its previous Memorandum Opinion and Order, and deny the Plaintiffs’ Motion to Amend the complaint to add claims for…
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