Niemeyer v. Ford Motor Company et al

Filing 218

JUDGMENT in favor of Defendant Ford Motor Company and against Plaintiffs Jessica Niemeyer, Kathryn Niemeyer, Mark Niemeyer, and Rebecca Niemeyer. Signed by Judge James C. Mahan on 11/20/2012. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - AC)

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Daniel S. Rodman
Nevada Bar No. 8239
Jay J. Schuttert
Nevada Bar No. 8656
Joshua D. Cools
Nevada Bar No. Il94l

SNELL & WILMER

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3883 Howard Hughes Parkway, Suite 1100
Las Vegas, NV 89169
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FORD MOTOR COMPANY

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CASE NO. 2:09-ov-2091-JCM-PAL

JUDGMENT IN A CIVI ACTION
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KATHRYN A. NIEMEYER, et al.,

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This action was tried by

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jury of eight persons was regularly empanelled on the 29th day of

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action; witnesses on behalf of the plaintifß and the defendant were sworn and examined; and

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exhibits were offered and admitted by the Court on behalf of the plaintiff and the defendant.

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After hearing the evidence, the instructions of the Court, and the arguments of counsel, the

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jury retired to consider its findings and subsequently returned on the 7th day of November,2012,

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with a unanimous verdict in favor of Defendant Ford Motor Company and against Plaintiffs

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Kathryn A. Niemeyer, Individually and as the Representative of the Estate of Anthony Niemeyer,

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Mark Niemeyer, Jessica Niemeyer, and Rebecca Niemeyer, Pursuant to this special verdict, the

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jury found that the 2007 Ford Focus's driver's airbag system was not defective.

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IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED THAT Plaintiffs recover nothing, the action be dismissed

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on the merits, and Defendant Ford Motor Company recover costs from Plaintiffs as provided by

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District Court Judge James C. Mahan
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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

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I, the undersigned, declare under penalty of perjury, that I am over the age of

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am not a party to, nor interested in, this action. On this date,

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(18) years, and

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served

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FOLLOWING TRIAL BY JURY by the method indicated below:

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Facsimile Transmissron

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Ralph J. Rohay, Esq.
309 W. Lake Mead Pkwy., Ste. B
Las Vegas, NV 89015
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: (702) 737 -3110
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Bradley D. Kuhlman, Esq. (Pro Hac Vice)
Chad C. Lucas, Esq. (Pro Hac Vice)
Kuhlman & Lucas, LLC
1100 Main St., Suite 2550
Kansas City, MO 64105
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Daniel T. Ryan, Esq. (Pro Hac Vice)
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1717 ParkAvenue
St. Louis, MO 63104
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Facsimile : (3 I 4) 932-2688
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