| Automobile Defects Verdicts & Settlements | Click on case name to purchase report | |
| Verdict & Settlement Disposition | Description | Case Name |
| $10,373,552 | Driver's broken neck blamed on seat back's failure during rear-end crash. Defense contended that seat was intended to collapse and that the injury preceded collapse. | Grimes v. Ford Motor Co. Palm Beach Co., Fla., Cir. Ct., No. 02-08749AF (6/8/07) |
| $10,000,000 | Plaintiff sustained severe brain injury when SUV flipped after tire detreaded. Plaintiff claimed rear suspension caused flip, but defense contended vehicle simply bounced. |
Zamora v. Ford Motor Co. LaSalle Co., Texas, Dist. Ct., No. 04-10-00098 (2/1/08) |
| $6,500,000 | Man's fatal head injury blamed on Ford SUV's roof's failure during rollover accident. Ford contended that the crash was a product of driver negligence. | Motelson v. Ford Motor Co. Richmond Co., N.Y., Sup. Ct., No. 12660/01 (3/27/08) |
| $6,000,000 | Van rolled after tire detreaded; passenger sustained broken neck. Plaintiff claimed that the manufacturer knew that the van had a propensity to roll after tire failure. | Felipe v. Ford Motor Co. Broward Co., Fla., Cir. Ct., No. 062004CA003860AXXXCE (7/27/07) |
| $4,331,250 | Pedestrian hit, sustained fractured pelvis, when one-legged driver mistakenly hit car's special accelerator handle. Plaintiffs claimed device was not properly installed. | Doe v. Unnamed Driver Marin Co., Calif., Super. Ct. (4/1/08) |
| $1,105,000 | Car's seat belt blamed for brain injury man sustained in single-car crash. Driver found liable; maufacturer contended that the seat belt was not defective. | Harrell v. Yates New York Co., N.Y., Sup. Ct., No. 100598/06 (4/29/08) |
| $1,000,000 | Driver killed when pickup truck's brake failed. Estate claimed that rod that connected brake and handle loosened; defense argued that the rod loosened after the crash. | Estate of Burnsed v. Wells-Enberg Co. Orange Co., Fla., Cir. Ct., No. 48-2003-CA-007656-0 (6/25/07) |
| Defense | Pickup truck's fatal post-crash fire blamed on rupture of defective fuel line. Defense contended alcohol, speeding were causes of underlying accident. | Coleman v. Ford Motor Co. Lowndes Co., Miss., Cir. Ct., No. 2002-0209-CV1 (3/1/08) |
| Defense | Faulty ball joint tabbed as cause of pickup truck's crash, driver's severe leg injuries. Defense contended that the ball joint was intact until the moment of impact. | Fultz v. Chrysler LLC St. Louis, Mo., City Cir. Ct., No. 042-8877 (2/19/08) |
| Defense | Fatal car fire blamed on ignition of leaking brake fluid; defective fluid-container cap cited as cause. Defense contended that the driver perished independent of the fire. | Estate of Polowsky v. General Motors Corp. Allegheny Co., Pa., Ct. C. P., No. GD-05-006035 (9/27/07) |
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