IN RE FORD MOTOR CO.

Nos. 96-2092, 96-2133.

110 F.3d 954 (1997)

In re FORD MOTOR COMPANY, Petitioner, Susan I. KELLY, Administratrix and Personal Representative of the Estate of Gerald A. Kelly, deceased, on Behalf of Said Decedent's Heirs-At-Law and Next-Of-Kin and on Her Own Behalf, Respondent/Appellee v. FORD MOTOR COMPANY, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Decided April 9, 1997.

As Amended May 2, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph V. Pinto, (argued), Evan S. Eisner, Robert Toland, II, White and Williams, Philadelphia, PA, John M. Thomas, Ford Motor Company, Office of General Counsel, Dearborn, MI, for Petitioner in No. 96-2092. Appellant in No. 96-2133, Ford Motor Company.

Robert C. Daniels (argued), Larry Bendesky, Daniels, Saltz, Mongeluzzi & Barrett, Ltd., Philadelphia, PA, for Respondent in No. 96-2092. Appellee in No. 96-2133, Susan I. Kelly.

Before: BECKER, ROTH, Circuit Judges, and ORLOFSKY, District Judge.


OPINION OF THE COURT

BECKER, Circuit Judge.

By this appeal and companion petition for a writ of mandamus in one of the Bronco II product liability cases, the defendant Ford Motor Company, invoking the attorney-client privilege and/or the work product doctrine, challenges a district court order denying it protection from disclosure in discovery of certain documents requested by the plaintiff, Susan Kelly. The question of the appropriate jurisdictional vehicle...

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