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FORD MOTOR CO. v. WILES

No. 05-09-01141-CV.

353 S.W.3d 198 (2011)

FORD MOTOR CO., Appellant, v. James WILES, Individually and as Representative of the Estate of Diane Wiles and as Next Friend of J. Schaeffer Wiles and Kiersten Wiles, Minor Children; Kenneth Charles Wiles; Dorothy Wiles; and Virginia Rassman, Appellees.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Dallas.

Rehearing Overruled November 22, 2011.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Craig A. Morgan , Craig A. Morgan , Attorney at Law, Michael W. Eady , Thompson, Coe, Cousins, & Irons, LLP, Austin, TX, for Appellant.

Ted B. Lyon, Jr. , William E. Zook , Ted B. Lyon, & Associates, P.C., Mesquite, TX, Thomas M. Bullion , Richard Harley Grafton , Germer Gertz Beaman & Brown, LLP, Austin, TX, Joseph Edward Byrne , Byrne, Cardenas & Aris, Dallas, TX, for Appellees.

Before Justices O'NEILL, FRANCIS, and MYERS.

OPINION

Opinion By Justice MYERS.

This is a design defect case brought after a Ford Explorer vehicle lost the tread on a tire and rolled over, killing Diane Wiles. Ford Motor Co. appeals the trial court's judgment in favor of James Wiles, individually and as representative of the Estate of Diane Wiles and as next friend of J. Schaeffer Wiles and Kiersten Wiles, minor children; Kenneth Charles Wiles; Dorothy Wiles; and Virginia Rassman (the Wileses). Ford...

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