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Ford agrees to settle Explorer rollover lawsuit covering 1 million owners in 4 states
Correction appended: See below for a correction to this storySACRAMENTO, Calif. AP - Ford Motor Co. on Wednesday ended an era of litigation over its rollover-plagued Explorer sport utility vehicles when it agreed to settle a class-action lawsuit covering plaintiffs in four states.The settlement applies to about 1 million people in California, Connecticut, Illinois and Texas who claimed their Explorers were prone to flip, said Kevin P.
State Gets Crash Course In Animation Technology
For about as long as there have been fatal accidents leading to criminal charges, there have been accident reconstruction experts testifying in court as to what exactly went wrong.Brodsky v. Grinnell Haulers, Inc.,
Where plaintiffs were not negligent and the jury's task was to allocate fault among joint tortfeasors, the court should not have given an ultimate-outcome charge instructing the jury that plaintiffs may recover the full amount of their damages from any defendant found to be 60% or more responsible for the total damages, and that a defendant whose share of responsibility is less than 60% shall pay only that percentage of the total damages attributable to him; the ultimate-outcome charge was prejudicial erFla. Court Overturns $60 Million Verdict Against Ford in Explorer Rollover Cases
A Florida appeals court handed Ford Motor Co. a victory Wednesday when it reversed a $60 million jury verdict against the nation's second-largest automaker involving a fatal rollover crash of an Explorer SUV. Ford appealed the verdict on the grounds that a judge erred by allowing testimony alluding to hundreds of Ford Explorer accidents without requiring the plaintiffs to establish similarities between those accidents and the fatal one that caused the death of 17-year-old Lance Crossman Hall.Jury awards $650K in motorcycle accident
A Macon County Superior Court jury returned a verdict last week for $650,000 to a motorcycle rider whose back was injured in a collision. Plaintiff's co-counsel Eric Kimble Hunt-who tried the case with John D. Carey-said it was the largest verdict ever awarded in the south Georgia county, where the median household income was $24,000 in the last Census.The Churn: Lateral Moves and Promotions in the Am Law 200
Former acting head of the U.S. Justice Department's Antitrust Division returns to Simpson Thacher; Barnes & Thornburg continues to expand with a partner hire in Washington, D.C.; and Mayer Brown strengthens its presence in London. The Churn is constant. Please send all announcements to [email protected].Woman Nets Nearly $200K After Fall In Icy Complex
Nancy Diaz v. Hartford Housing Authority: A Hartford woman who hurt her ankle after falling on ice and snow in her apartment complex was recently awarded more than $200,000 following a bench trial. In 2007, Nancy Diaz, 51, lived at Nelton Court in Hartford, an apartment complex with 122 units spread over 14 buildings and controlled by the Hartford Housing Authority. The complex has since been torn down and is being rebuilt.Vote by Advisory Commission on E-Commerce To Extend Internet Tax Ban Lacks Supermajority
In its final meeting before submitting its report to Congress, the Advisory Commission on Electronic Commerce voted to support a proposal that no Internet sales taxes be collected until at least 2006 in states where the Internet sellers have a brick-and-mortar presence. But the vote of 11-1 with seven abstentions tells the story of an acrimonious meeting. Those abstaining, as well as members of Congress, argued that the lack of a two-thirds "supermajority" makes the commission's vote moot.Ford Agrees to Settle Explorer Rollover Suit Covering 1 Million Owners in Four States
Ford Motor Co. on Wednesday ended an era of litigation over its rollover-plagued Explorer sport utility vehicles when it agreed to settle a class action covering about 1 million plaintiffs in California, Connecticut, Illinois and Texas who claimed their Explorers were prone to flip, according to a co-counsel for the SUV owners. A Ford spokeswoman said the deal ends all the outstanding rollover-related lawsuits against the company.Trending Stories
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