Phillips v. General Motors Corporation

289 F.3d 1117 Alvin K. PHILLIPS, as Personal Representative of the Estates of Timothy Byrd, Darrell L. Byrd, and Angela Byrd, deceased, and as Guardian of Samuel Byrd, minor child, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION, Defendant-Appellant, with LOS ANGELES TIMES, Intervenor-Appellee. No. 01-35126. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted March 6, 2002. Filed May 13, 2002. COPYRIGHT MATERIAL OMITTED Eric R. Clays, Kirkland & Ellis, Washington, DC, for the defendant-appellant, William R. Jentes, Kirkland & Ellis, Chicago, IL, for the defendant-appellant. James H. Goetz, Goetz, Gallik, Baldwin & Dolan, P.C., Bozeman, MT, for the plaintiffs-appellees. Jennifer S. Hendricks, Meloy Law Firm, Helena, MT, for the intervenor-appellee, Kelli L. Sager, Davis, Wright, Tremaine LLP, Los Angeles, CA, for the intervenor-appellee. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Montana; Donald W. Molloy, District Judge, Presiding. D.C. No. CV-87-168-M-DWM to CV-98-171-M-DWM. Before ALARCON and SILVERMAN, Circuit Judges, and BREWSTER, * Senior District Judge. OPINION BREWSTER, Senior District Judge. General Motors Corporation…