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Court won’t disturb $82.6 million award in Ford SUV rollover
Court won’t disturb $82.6 million award in Ford SUV rollover
Posted on Tuesday, December 1st, 2009 at 11:55 AM EST. (Employee News)
The U.S. Supreme Court has left in place an $82.6 million award to a woman who was paralyzed after her Ford Explorer rolled over, the Associated Press reported.
The justices rejected Ford Motor Co.’s challenge to the portion of the award, $55 million, which was intended as punitive damages, the story said. Ford argued that it should not be punished because its design of the vehicle met federal safety standards, the AP said.
A California state appeals court earlier rejected Ford’s contention and upheld the award to Benetta Buell-Wilson, the report said. A jury initially awarded Buell-Wilson $369 million, including $246 million in punitive damages, but courts twice cut the size of the award. The jury concluded that Ford knew the Explorer had design defects that made it prone to rollovers in emergency maneuvers and the collapse of its roof, the story said. (Associated Press/Detroit Free Press)
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