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MUTH v. FORD MOTOR CO.

No. 05-50431.

461 F.3d 557 (2006)

Barry William MUTH, Sr., Individually and as Next Friend of Barry William Muth, Jr., Ashley Diana Muth, and Evan Paul Muth, minors; Dee Anne Muth, Individually and as Next Friend of Barry William Muth, Jr., Ashley Diana Muth, and Evan Paul Muth, minors, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. FORD MOTOR COMPANY; et al., Defendants, Ford Motor Company, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

August 17, 2006.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas Ross Harkness (argued), Scott Alan Ozmun, Cynthis K. Stewart, Whitehurst, Harkness, Ozmun & Archuleta, Austin, TX, for Plaintiffs-Appellees.

Craig Alan Morgan (argued), Austin, TX, Michael W. Eady, Thompson, Coe, Cousins & Irons, Austin, TX, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before GARWOOD, HIGGINBOTHAM and CLEMENT, Circuit Judges.

PATRICK E. HIGGINBOTHAM, Circuit Judge:

A jury returned a nearly $9 million judgment against Ford Motor Company for injuries sustained by Barry William Muth, Sr. while traveling in a 1996, four-door Ford Crown Victoria. Ford appeals, challenging the sufficiency of the evidence, evidentiary rulings, and the conduct of the trial judge. We affirm.

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