Binakonsky v. Ford Motor Company

4 Fed. App’x 161 (2001)

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Binakonsky v. Ford Motor Company

United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
4 Fed. App’x 161 (2001)

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Facts

David Binakonsky died after he drove his van into a tree. The van was manufactured by Ford Motor Company (defendant). Binakonsky’s family (the family) (plaintiffs) sued Ford, alleging that a defect in the van caused the van’s fuel line to rupture, which started a fire that ultimately killed Binakonsky. In other words, the family did not argue that the initial impact caused the death or that the initial impact was caused by Ford, but that what happened after the impact resulted in the death and was caused by a defect. The family planned to call an expert witness at trial. Prior to the expert’s testimony, the district court excluded from evidence certain exhibits on which the expert planned to rely. As a result of this exclusion, counsel for the family informed the court that the evidentiary rulings had gutted the factual basis for the expert’s opinion. In the end, the expert did not testify, and the court granted Ford’s motion for judgment as a matter of law. The family appealed.

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Issue

Holding and Reasoning (Per curiam)

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