tires were on that vehicle. By that point they were used tires.
Posted on 08/22/2022 8:14:19 AM PDT by algore
A pair of Georgia siblings have been awarded $1.7billion in punitive damages from Ford for a 2014 car crash that killed their parents, the largest ever civil verdict to have been awarded in the state.
In 2014, Voncile and Melvin Hill died after their Ford F-250 blew a tire and rolled over. The couple - aged 62 and 74 - were on their way to pick up a new tractor part to be used on their farm in Georgia. A jury this week ruled that they should have survived the crash and would have had the roof of their F-250 been designed properly. Instead, it crunched under the impact of the roll and the pair later died of injuries.
The couple's adult children Adam and Kim, both in their fifties, sued Ford and Pep Boys, the auto shop that fitted the vehicle's tires four years before the crash.
They were first awarded $24million in compensatory damages, of which Ford is liable for 70 percent $16.8million) and Pep Boys, the autoshop, is liable for 30 percent ($7.2milion).
The jury then awarded the family $1.7billion in punitive damages, which are reflective not of compensation for the family but of the amount the jury feels is sufficient to punish Ford and deter it from making the same mistake in future.
Under Georgia law, the state is given 75 percent of the $1.7billion, leaving $425million for the Hill family to claim. In total, the family now stands to gain $450million from the car manufacturer.
Ford, which is worth $60billion, says it will appeal the decision.
'Great verdict for our clients, we’re extremely happy for them. They’ve suffered through a lot – and had a tremendous amount of courage to stick it out for this long.
'They wanted to make people aware of the problem,'
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A ridiculous judgment. Proof positive that jurors are too stupid to serve.
Why so much? This is lawsuits gone insane.
It would be nice to know what year the F-250 was...
ZERO chance of them collecting anything even close to that after appeals by Ford.
That is SO STUPID
A truck is not made to be upside down... the cab area is so small compared to the rest of the truck, it’s not made to hold the weight of the car on its roof.
If I was Ford I would appeal this not only for the unjustly high award.
“Under Georgia law, the state is given 75 percent of the $1.7billion,”
ah, I guess the judge got the wink wink from the state..
‘They wanted to make people aware of the problem,’“
Yeah that’s why they did this.
“ Under Georgia law, the state is given 75 percent of the $1.7billion, “
Is all you need to know as to why these suits and ridiculous juries are government approved… it is a democrat statist racket much like the poor who pay a 70% tax for every lotto ticket they buy but then cheer when the winner “has to pay” that fee.
“Under Georgia law, the state is given 75 percent of the $1.7 billion” ... that is odd.
“Under Georgia law, the state is given 75 percent “
What the hell ??!?
Indeed, unless Ford sells special caging. Roll overs have known to have been deadly for this very reason.
The judgement reflects stupid on steroids.
Worse than a convertible. I was driving one when I was t-boned by a Volvo station wagon going 40 mph. The interior structure was more than a non-converstable. I escaped with a concussion and a sliced forehead. I literally bounced and then the Volvo hit me again. My reptilian brain wanted to get me out of there but fortunately three (yes three) first responders were there within what seemed like seconds. They all made me stay still and called the ambulance. Within 10 minutes was in an ER. I ended up with enough money to buy a rental house. Yay.
Not odd at all, democrats called it charity, Obama’s community “di”organizing.
“$1.7billion in punitive damages, which are reflective not of compensation for the family but of the amount the jury feels is sufficient to punish Ford and deter it from making the same mistake in future.
Under Georgia law, the state is given 75 percent of the $1.7billion, leaving $425million for the Hill family to claim.”
It’s a function of the law and the size of the business. Clever of Georgia to take the lion’s share of punitive damages.
had the roof of their F-250 been designed properly.
= = =
It was designed to CAFE standards. Lower the weight for better milage.
Not Ford’s fault that modern vehicles are made of tin foil to appease the EPA.
Societal collapse.
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