WICKERSHAM v. FORD MOTOR CO.

No. 17-2131.

997 F.3d 526 (2021)

Crystal L. WICKERSHAM; Crystal L. Wickersham, as Personal Representative of the Estate of John Harley Wickersham, Jr., Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. FORD MOTOR COMPANY, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Decided: May 13, 2021.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: Adam Howard Charnes , KILPATRICK TOWNSEND & STOCKTON LLP, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, for Appellant. Kathleen Chewning Barnes , BARNES LAW FIRM, LLC, Hampton, South Carolina, for Appellees. ON BRIEF: Carmelo B. Sammataro , TURNER, PADGET, GRAHAM & LANEY, P.A., Columbia, South Carolina; Thurston H. Webb , KILPATRICK TOWNSEND & STOCKTON LLP, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, for Appellant. Ronnie L. Crosby , PETERS, MURDAUGH, PARKER, ELTZROTH & DETRICK, Hampton, South Carolina, for Appellees.

Affirmed in part and vacated and remanded in part with instructions by published opinion. Judge Floyd wrote the opinion in which Judge Niemeyer and Judge Motz joined.


This case stems from negligence, strict liability, and breach of warranty claims filed under South Carolina law by John Wickersham's estate and wife (collectively, "Wickersham") against Ford Motor Company, asserting that Wickersham's Ford Escape airbag system was defective and seeking various damages related to the accident...

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