Legal Opinion
Evans v. Ford Motor Co.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided April 10, 2007No. 04-30420PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OWEN, Circuit Judge:
Mark Evans sued Ford Motor Company and Ford Motor Credit Company under the Louisiana Products Liability Act, claiming that a defective 1999 Ford Explorer injured him. At the conclusion of a trial, in which a jury found the Explorer’s transmission was unreasonably dangerous because of a nonconformity with an express warranty, 1 Ford Motor Company moved for judgment in its favor as a matter of law, contending there was no factual or legal basis for the finding that an express warranty had been breached. That motion was denied, but the district court ordered a remittitur,…
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