05 Jun 04
A jury has ordered Ford Motor Co. to pay nearly $369 million to a woman paralyzed in a rollover accident involving a Ford Explorer, the nation's best-selling sport utility vehicle.
The jury Thursday ordered the No. 2 automaker to pay $246 million in punitive damages. It awarded more than $122.6 million in compensatory damages Tuesday.
The award is one of the biggest ever against the automaker and marked the first loss after 11 victories in rollover lawsuits involving the Ford Explorer.
Ford, based in Dearborn, Michigan, has said it will appeal.
Is this justice done or sheer madness ?
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05 Jun 04
Originally posted by ivanhoeYou obviously didn't read my note to Canada on paying bribes.
A jury has ordered Ford Motor Co. to pay nearly $369 million to a woman paralyzed in a rollover accident involving a Ford Explorer, the nation's best-selling sport utility vehicle.
The jury Thursday ordered the No. 2 automaker to pay $246 million in punitive damages. It awarded more than $122.6 million in compensatory damages Tuesday.
The award is on ...[text shortened]... Dearborn, Michigan, has said it will appeal.
Is this justice done or sheer madness ?
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Do you really think that Ford can't find a judge willing to overturn this stupidity?
Oft times it is as simple as looking up a "class mate" in the graduating class of the fool judge who allowed the verdict. It is more than anything a game.
Chimness at it's best.
Anyway... don't hold your breath on money ever changing hands. Except between lawyers...
Sad and strange world we live in.