At least in the USA....

........you can get decent compensation when your Ford POS exhibits its
failings.


Paralysed woman awarded $89 million
Wednesday Mar 12 10:00 AEDT
AP - A California appeals court says a woman who was paralysed after
her Ford Explorer rolled over is entitled to $US82.6 million ($A89.2
million) in damages from the automaker.

The 4th District Court of Appeal was asked by the US Supreme Court to
review the case after Ford Motor Co appealed the award, arguing that
it was being punished even though the design of the vehicle met
federal safety standards.

Benetta Buell-Wilson was driving on an interstate east of San Diego in
January 2002 when she swerved to avoid a metal object and lost control
of her 1997 Explorer, which rolled four times. The mother of two was
paralysed from the waist down when the roof collapsed on her neck,
severing her spine.

A jury initially awarded Buell-Wilson $US369 million ($A400 million),
including $US246 million ($A266 million) in punitive damages but
courts twice cut the size of the award.

 
 
 
The $US82.6 million ($A89 million) approved by the appeals court on
Monday includes punitive damages of $US55 million ($A59 million).

The Supreme Court wanted the appeals court to determine if its ruling
was in line with an earlier Supreme Court decision overturning a
$US79.5 million ($A86 million) punitive damages award in a tobacco
case.


©AAP 2008




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