A $3 million strict liability verdict against Ford contending “clinging contaminants” caused the accelerator to stick on a 2001 Ford Ranger largely survived review July 24 in the Southern District of West Virginia (Nease v. Ford Motor Co., 2015 BL 237614, S.D. W.Va., 3:13-29840, 7/24/15).
Judge Robert C. Chambers of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia cast aside all but one objection to the April 3 award: Injured plaintiff Howard Nease must accept a reduction in his award for future medical care—from $500,000 to $239,741—or face a new trial on damages.
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