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FISHER v. FORD MOTOR COMPANY

No. 99-3012.

224 F.3d 570 (2000)

Beverly M. FISHER and John B. Fisher, Sr., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. FORD MOTOR COMPANY, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided and Filed August 23, 2000.

Rehearing and Suggestion for Rehearing Denied October 13, 2000.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dennis R. Lansdowne (argued and briefed), Robert A. Marcis (briefed), Spangenberg, Shibley & Liber, LLP, Cleveland, OH, for Appellants.

Elizabeth B. Wright (argued and briefed), Thompson, Hine & Flory, LLP, Cleveland, OH, for Appellee.

Robert C. Sanders (briefed), Parents for Safer Air Bags, Washington, D.C., Leslie A. Brueckner (briefed), Trial Lawyers for Public Justice, Washington, D.C., for Amici Curiae.

Before: DAVID A. NELSON, BOGGS, and DAUGHTREY, Circuit Judges.

Rehearing and Suggestion for Rehearing En Banc Denied October 13, 2000.

OPINION

BOGGS, Circuit Judge.

Beverly M. Fisher appeals the district court's pre-trial grant of partial summary judgment to Ford Motor Co. ("Ford"), as well as rulings at trial, in her diversity lawsuit against Ford. Fisher sustained serious head injuries when the driver's-side air bag of her 1996 Ford Escort deployed during a collision. Due to her short stature, Mrs. Fisher...

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