S197 Lawsuit thrown out

[blacksheep-1]

Good..

https://fordauthority.com/2023/12/7-million-jury-award-in-2014-ford-mustang-lawsuit-reversed/

 

[mavisky]

So a minor driving crosses a centerline and fatally striked another car head-on, but Ford was 99% liable due to the design of their brake fluid reservoir....I literally couldn't make up that result if you paid me to.

 

[Mad Hatter]

Madness.. Jury just thought that Ford could pay, so it should pay.

 

[dragoon]

So a minor driving crosses a centerline and fatally striked another car head-on, but Ford was 99% liable due to the design of their brake fluid reservoir....I literally couldn't make up that result if you paid me to.

To me it seems like the minor that caused the accident had either no insurance or minimal liability. That is all that needs to be paid out of the offender, in today’s world you can only sue up to policy limits. The gal that perished probably didn’t have adequate insurance that could be used to sue her own company.
So the lawyers were/are looking for the biggest pot to dip into. From their “findings” they determined Ford was at fault because of a connect the dots to the brake fluid causing the fire from a reservoir.
In hindsight, protect yourself & your family and have adequate auto insurance with under / non insured rider and an umbrella policy.

 

[Bill Pemberton]

In Japan filing frivolous lawsuits result in the individual paying all costs for both Attorneys and can be subject to a fine themselves. This is a case that really defies rational, logical thought.

 

[mavisky]

To me it seems like the minor that caused the accident had either no insurance or minimal liability. That is all that needs to be paid out of the offender, in today’s world you can only sue up to policy limits. The gal that perished probably didn’t have adequate insurance that could be used to sue her own company.
So the lawyers were/are looking for the biggest pot to dip into. From their “findings” they determined Ford was at fault because of a connect the dots to the brake fluid causing the fire from a reservoir.
In hindsight, protect yourself & your family and have adequate auto insurance with under / non insured rider and an umbrella policy.

Totally agree. That's surely almost exactly what happened and I'm sure the family would have only received a small portion of that if it had been paid out.