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FORD MOTOR CO. v. CASTILLO

No. 06-0875.

279 S.W.3d 656 (2009)

FORD MOTOR COMPANY, Petitioner, v. Ezequiel CASTILLO, et al., Respondents.

Supreme Court of Texas.

Decided April 3, 2009.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Craig A. Morgan, Attorney at Law, Michael W. Eady, Ronald D. Wamsted, Juan Alcala, Thompson, Coe, Cousins & Irons, L.L.P., Virginia K. Hoelscher, Brown McCarroll, L.L.P., Austin, TX, Eduardo R. Rodriguez, Jaime A. Saenz, Rodriguez, Colvin Chaney & Saenz, L.L.P., Brownsville, TX, Warren E. Platt, Gerald F. Giordano, Snell & Wilmer, L.L.P., Tucson, AZ, for Petitioner.

Juan A. Gonzalez, Ricardo Garza Benavides, Romero, Gonzalez & Benavides, LLP, McAllen, TX, Roger W. Hughes, Adams & Graham, L.L.P., Michael T. Kiesel, Harlingen, TX, Mark A. Cantu, Law Office of Mark A. Cantu, McAllen, TX, Ernesto Gamez Jr., Law Offices of Ernesto Gamez, Jr., Brownsville, TX, for Respondents.

Justice JOHNSON delivered the opinion of the Court.

Ford Motor Company and Ezequiel Castillo, the plaintiff in a products liability action, settled while the jury was deliberating. The settlement occurred after the presiding juror sent a note to the judge asking the maximum amount that could be awarded. Based on later discussions with jurors, Ford suspected that outside influence may have been brought to bear on the presiding juror. After Ford sought, but was refused...

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