Largest Judgment In New York History Arising From Single Accident Staten Island judge adjusts multi- million dollar verdict against Ford Motor Company for damages sustained in accident due to “defective and negligently designed roof structure”- awards local family nearly 20 million for damages sustained from fatal SUV Rollover Georgetown, SC September 9, 2008- A trial […]
Accident Reconstruction Journal Volume 16, NO. 6 November/December 2006 A plaintiff’s verdict of $18,000,000 was announced after three weeks of trial by a team of several nationally known litigators, including J. Edward Bell, III, against Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F – News) as the result of a fatal 1999 car accident involving a 1995 Ford Explorer, […]
Ford Motor Company will improve the roof strength of many of its larger vehicles beyond what federal regulators have proposed.
A jury awarded $18 million Sunday to the driver of a 1995 Ford Explorer and a passenger after finding the vehicle had a defective speed-control system.
The Ford Explorer was exposed to have defects of stability and handing, roof crush and glass/glazing. It should not roll over on flat/dry pavement.
