Lawyers representing the family suing for wrongful death in a rollover crash have asked Gwinnett County State Court Judge Shawn Bratton to sanction Ford Motor Co. with the civil equivalent of the death penalty.

Meanwhile, Ford has asked for a directed verdict in its favor. The automaker has also filed a motion to compel disclosures that could shut down the trial and move it to Forsyth County, where the automaker has a corporate agent. The motion to compel suggests that settlements with two other defendants—Cooper Tire Co. and The Pep Boys—could cause the venue in Gwinnett to vanish. Cooper made the tire that caused the crash when it blew out. Pep Boys installed the wrong tire, according to records from both sides. But Ford is the only defendant remaining.

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