“Brian Cole had been driving over 80 mph when he drifted off road for unknown reasons, suddenly turned his steering wheel 295 degrees, lost control, and caused the vehicle to roll over more than three times,”
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Seatbelt or no seatbelt. If you do this.... You are gonna die.
Lucky for him, his family are now millionaires.
This case is prima facie evidence that this country and it’s lawyers are completely out of control.
We need tort reform.
80 in a SUV? The case should have been thrown out.
Reminds me of the guy who flew his plane into a mountain. He was wearing a seat belt but not the shoulder belt that his plane WAS equipped with. His wife sued successfully because the plane did not have a little decal to remind the pilot to wear his shoulder belt. It was the beginning of the end of affordable General Aviation.
ML/NJ
They stuff the jury box with malleable souls who in 5 minutes could be convinced to scalp themselves with steak knives. Then surprise, they emotionally agree that plaintiff is owed an unbelievable sum.
It goes to appeal, and cooler heads prevail.
The dead guy was at least partially responsible...and probably largely (if not *entirely*) responsible.If I was on the jury I would have voted that the family get $1.