Personal Injury & Torts
Jul. 20, 2006
Panel Halves $140 Million Award to Woman Paralyzed in Crash
Calling a $140 million noneconomic and punitive-damages award against automobile maker Ford Motor Co. excessive, a San Diego appellate court slashed the verdict in half Wednesday in a case brought by a woman paralyzed by a rollover accident in her Ford Explorer.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
Calling a $140 million noneconomic and punitive-damages award against automobile maker Ford Motor Co. excessive, a San Diego appellate court slashed the verdict in half Wednesday in a case brought by a woman paralyzed by a rollover accident in her Ford Explorer.
"[T]he award, even as reduced by the trial court, far exceeds the amount suggested as reasona...
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