Month: January 2010

Abraham Watkins

Ford Settles Seatbelt Suit Before Jury Can Assess Punitive Damages

Recently, Ford settled a suit involving one if its 2002 Explorer SUVs while the jury was deliberating the amount of punitive damages. The jury had already assessed compensatory damages in excess of $16 million against Ford for design defects, which attorneys for the plaintiffs argued caused one of the occupants, Lynn Wheeler, to become paralyzed…

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