Product Liability Update

Snell & Wilmer Defends Ford Focus Roof in Arizona Federal Court Trial

Snell & Wilmer attorneys Vaughn Crawford, Craig Logsdon and Amanda Sheridan recently represented Ford Motor Company in a case tried in the United States District Court for the District of Arizona in Tucson. The case involved a single-vehicle rollover near Willcox, Arizona in 2008. The Plaintiff, who was the seat-belted right front seat passenger, suffered […]

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Former Proposals Specialist

Snell & Wilmer Defends Airbag Claims at Nevada Trial

Snell & Wilmer attorneys Daniel S. Rodman and Jay J. Schuttert represented Ford Motor Company in a case tried in the United States District Court for the District of Nevada in Las Vegas. The case was filed against Ford in Nevada federal court by the family of a man involved in a head-on collision in 2007. […]

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Former Partner
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Former Associate

Cross Examination of Experts: How to Avoid Hurting Your Case

Irving Younger wrote the “Ten Commandments of Cross-Examination” in 1976.  These ten points are probably still as central to an effective cross examination of an expert as they were then.  Here is some elaboration on what usually works, and what seldom works. 1.        Be Brief The objective of cross examination of a liability expert is […]

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