HENDERSON v. FORD MOTOR CO.

No. 22-10348.

72 F.4th 1237 (2023)

Mark HENDERSON, as Administrator of the Estate of Christopher Henderson, deceased, Plaintiff-Appellant-Cross Appellee, v. FORD MOTOR COMPANY, a corporation, Defendant-Appellee-Cross Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

Filed: July 5, 2023.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas P. Willingham , Mary Leah Miller , Beasley Allen Crow Methvin Portis & Miles, PC, Atlanta, GA, Benjamin Edgar Baker, Jr. , Beasley Allen Law Firm, Montgomery, AL, for Plaintiff-Appellant-Cross Appellee.

Jeff P. Doss , Melody H. Eagan , Lightfoot Franklin & White, LLC, BIRMINGHAM, AL, Elizabeth Parker Davis , Gregory L. Schuck , D. Alan Thomas , Huie Fernambucq & Stewart, LLP, BIRMINGHAM, AL, for Defendant-Appellee-Cross Appellant.

Before Wilson, Jill Pryor, Circuit Judges, and Conway, District Judge.


Chris Henderson, through his estate, sued Ford Motor Company, inter alia, for wrongful death and products liability pursuant to the Alabama Extended Manufacturer's Liability Doctrine (AEMLD). He alleged that a faulty seatbelt design in his 2003 Ford Mustang caused his fatal injury. At trial, the jury returned a verdict...

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