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LINERT v. FOUTZ

No. 2014-1940.

149 Ohio St.3d 469 (2016)

2016-Ohio-8445

LINERT ET AL., APPELLEES, v. FOUTZ; FORD MOTOR COMPANY, APPELLANT.

Supreme Court of Ohio.

Decided December 29, 2016.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

SL Chapman, L.L.C., Robert W. Schmieder II , and Robert J. Evola ; and Green Haines Sgambati Co., L.P.A., and Richard A. Abrams , for appellees.

Thompson Hine, L.L.P., Elizabeth B. Wright , and Conor A. McLaughlin ; and Squire Patton Boggs, L.L.P., Pierre H. Bergeron , and Larisa M. Vaysman , for appellant.

Rourke & Blumenthal, L.L.P., Johnathan R. Stoudt , and Robert P. Miller , urging affirmance for amicus curiae Ohio Association for Justice.

Tucker Ellis, L.L.P., John P. Palumbo , and Benjamin C. Sassé , urging reversal for amicus curiae Product Liability Advisory Council, Inc.

Jones Day, Yvette McGee Brown , Chad A. Readler , and Kenneth M. Grose , urging reversal for amici curiae Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America, National Association of Manufacturers, National Federation of Independent Small Business Legal Center, Ohio Chamber of Commerce, and Ohio Manufacturers' Association.

O'NEILL, J., dissents, with an opinion.

{¶ 1} In this appeal, appellees, Ross and Brenda Linert, contend that appellant, Ford Motor Company, is responsible for the severe injuries Ross sustained in a motor-vehicle accident caused when an intoxicated driver, Adrien Foutz, struck Ross's 2005 Crown Victoria Police Interceptor ("CVPI") from behind, triggering...

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