NATIONWIDE MUT. FIRE INS. CO. v. FORD MOTOR CO.

No. 97-3548.

174 F.3d 801 (1999)

NATIONWIDE MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY; Guy J. Staley; Norma Staley, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. FORD MOTOR COMPANY, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided April 22, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Anthony J. Damelio (argued and briefed), Stephen M. Bales (briefed), Ziegler, Metzger & Miller, Cleveland, Ohio, for Appellants.

James W. Wiggin, III (argued and briefed), Lisa A. Lomax (briefed), Ted T. Martin (briefed), Thompson, Hine & Flory, Cincinnati, Ohio, for Appellee.

Before: GUY, RYAN, and CLAY, Circuit Judges.


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...

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