MASON v. FORD MOTOR CO., INC.

No. 00-16633.

307 F.3d 1271 (2002)

Richard Rodgers MASON, as sole Surviving Parent and Administrator of the Estate of Richard Robert Mason, a Deceased Minor, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. FORD MOTOR COMPANY, INC., a Delaware Corporation, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

September 24, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Wendy F. Lumish, Carlton Fields, Miami, FL, Charles K. Reed, F. Faison Middleton, IV, McKenna, Long & Aldridge, LLP, Atlanta, GA, for Defendant-Appellant.

William U. Norwood, R. Timothy Morrison, Jay F. Hirsch, Pope, McGlamry, Kilpatrick & Morrison, LLP, Atlanta, GA, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Before EDMONDSON, Chief Judge, WILSON, Circuit Judge, and PAUL, District Judge.


PER CURIAM:

Defendant-Appellant Ford Motor Company ("Ford") appeals a jury verdict awarding $9,003,000 to Plaintiff-Appellee Richard Rodgers Mason, as sole surviving parent and administrator of the estate of his son, Richard Robert Mason ("Dick Bob"), in connection with an automobile crash in which Dick Bob died. Ford contends that (i) the district court erred in denying Ford's motion for a new trial based on inconsistent verdicts; and (ii) the district court abused...

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