EDWARDS v. FORD MOTOR CO.

No. CA 06-101.

934 So.2d 221 (2006)

Sean EDWARDS v. FORD MOTOR COMPANY.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

June 21, 2006.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Neal Glen Johnson, Assistant District Attorney, Lafayette, LA, for Plaintiff/Appellee, Sean Edwards.

Robert William Maxwell, Hilliard Finch Kelly, Michael B. Alker, McCranie, Sistrunk, Anzelmo, Hardy, Maxwell, & McDaniel, Covington, LA, for Defendant/Appellant, Ford Motor Company.

Gregory Engelsman, Bolen, Parker & Brenner, Alexandria, LA, for Plaintiff/Appellee, Sean Edwards.

Court composed of JOHN D. SAUNDERS, ELIZABETH A. PICKETT, and JAMES T. GENOVESE, Judges.


SAUNDERS, Judge.

This litigation arises from an incident wherein a vehicle's air bag unexpectedly deployed causing personal injuries. Suit was filed against the manufacturer of the vehicle, Ford Motor Company (hereinafter referred to as "Ford"), under the Louisiana Products Liability Act (hereinafter referred to as "LPLA") for defective design and/or manufacture and inadequate warning. Plaintiff, Sean Edwards, also pled the doctrine of res ipsa loquitur. Judgment...

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