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WATSON v. FORD MOTOR CO.

No. 26786.

389 S.C. 434 (2010)

699 S.E.2d 169

Sonya L. WATSON, Stacy Watson, Curtis L. Watson, and Shirley Watson Individually and as Parents of Sonya L. Watson, Stacy Watson, and Thelma Watson, Plaintiffs, v. FORD MOTOR COMPANY, TRW, INC., TRW Vehicle Safety Systems, Inc., and D&D Motors, Inc., Defendants. Willie E. Carter, as Personal Representative of the Estate of Patricia Ann S. Carter, Deceased, Plaintiffs, v. Ford Motor Company, TRW, Inc., TRW Vehicle Safety Systems, Inc., and D&D Motors, Inc., Defendants, Of whom Sonya L. Watson, Stacy Watson, Curtis L. Watson and Shirley Watson, Individually and as Parents of Sonya L. Watson, Stacy Watson, and Thelma Watson, and Willie E. Carter, as Personal Representative of the Estate of Patricia Ann S. Carter, Deceased, are the Respondents, and Ford Motor Company is the Appellant.

Supreme Court of South Carolina.

Decided September 13, 2010.

Rehearing Denied October 6, 2010.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

C. Mitchell Brown , William C. Wood, Jr. , Elizabeth H. Campbell and A. Mattison Bogan , all of Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough, Elbert S. Dorn , and Nicholas W. Gladd , both of Turner, Padget, Graham & Laney, all of Columbia, for Appellant.

James Edward Bell III , of Georgetown, James Walter Fayssoux, Jr. , of Greenville, and Kevin R. Dean , of Motley Rice, of Mt. Pleasant, for Respondents.

Chief Justice TOAL.

Following a single vehicle accident, Respondents Sonya L. Watson and the Estate of Patricia Carter filed a products liability suit against Appellants. A jury found against Appellant Ford Motor Company ("Ford") and awarded Respondents $18 million in compensatory damages. On appeal, Ford argues that the trial court erred in several respects. After issuing an initial opinion, Respondents and Ford presented this Court with Motions to Clarify. Additionally...

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