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Juan Romo v. Ford Motor Co.

Date: 07-13-1999

Case Number: 82318

Judge: Roger Beauchesne

Court: Superior Court, Stanislaus County, California

Plaintiff's Attorney: Joseph W. Carcione, Jr., Redwood City, California and Laurence E. Drivon of Drivon & Tabak, P.C., Stockton, California

Defendant's Attorney: Frank Kelly of Dryden, Margoles, Schimaneck, Kelly & Wait, San Francisco, California for Ford.

Description:
Products liability - wrongful death - Ford Bronco - Plaintiff's father, mother and brother were killed when the Bronco which plaintiff was driving rolled over after plaintiff swerved to avoid hitting another car which suddenly changed lanes. Plaintiff claimed that the Bronco was defective and unreasonable dangerous in that it was, because of its design, prone to roll over and it roof which Ford knew would fail in a roll over.


A former Ford executive, Tom Feeney, testified on behalf of the Romos, saying company officials knew the roof was virtually certain to fail.


Ford denied that the Bronco was defective or unreasonably dangerous.

Outcome:
Plaintiff's verdict for $5 million in compensatory damages and $290 million in punitive damages.
Plaintiff's Experts:
Unknown
Defendant's Experts:
Unknown
Comments:
Judge Beauchesne threw out the puntive damages portion of the verdict on September 16, 1999 granting Ford a new trial on that issue and reduced the compensatory damages portion of the verdict to $496,000.


The United States Supreme Court reversed and remanded this case to the California Court System.

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About This Case

What was the outcome of Juan Romo v. Ford Motor Co.?

The outcome was: Plaintiff's verdict for $5 million in compensatory damages and $290 million in punitive damages.

Which court heard Juan Romo v. Ford Motor Co.?

This case was heard in Superior Court, Stanislaus County, California, CA. The presiding judge was Roger Beauchesne.

Who were the attorneys in Juan Romo v. Ford Motor Co.?

Plaintiff's attorney: Joseph W. Carcione, Jr., Redwood City, California and Laurence E. Drivon of Drivon & Tabak, P.C., Stockton, California. Defendant's attorney: Frank Kelly of Dryden, Margoles, Schimaneck, Kelly & Wait, San Francisco, California for Ford..

When was Juan Romo v. Ford Motor Co. decided?

This case was decided on July 13, 1999.