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Our eighteen-year-old client was driving on an interstate into
the early morning sun. As he drove over a rise in the road,
he struck a car that was disabled and stopped in the middle
of the road because a 150-pound wheel and tire detached from
a tractor-trailer rig traveling in the opposite direction.
The lugs holding the tire had broken off, causing the tire
and wheel to travel across the median strip, and hit and
disable the stopped vehicle.
Awarded: $ 3.5 million
Our client an 86 year-old woman sustained an injury
after being struck by a bus. The inattentive bus driver
was warned by a passenger that the woman was crossing
in front of the bus but could not stop in time to avoid impact.
Awarded: $1,000,000
Our client was operating his motorcycle on a two-lane road
when a large box truck made a U-turn into his path of travel.
The client attempted to avoid the collision by laying his
motorcycle on its side. Unfortunately his lower leg and
ankle came in contact with the truck causing seven
fractures and soft tissue injury.
Awarded: $785,000
DISCLAIMER: Please note that every case is different and these verdicts and settlements, while accurate, do not represent what we may obtain for you in your case.
A new company was formed following Chrysler’s bankruptcy, known as Chrysler Group LLC, which is controlled by Italy’s Fiat. This new company will not be responsible for product liability claims.
According to Chrysler spokesman Mike Palese, “all bankruptcies are not alike, and in Chrysler’s bankruptcy the ability to form a new company free from the product liability burden of the old company was essential to the new company’s survival.”
A new company controlled by Fiat took over Chrysler in a government-backed deal, but it will not be assuming responsibility for past or future product liability lawsuits from Chrysler, Dodge or Jeep vehicles.
The new Chrysler is protected from pending product liability lawsuits that involve vehicles produced and sold before they filed for bankruptcy. However, consumers who have already filed lawsuits against Chrysler can pursue their case against the old company that only hold some assets and liabilities, which means there is limited recovery.
University of Michigan law professor John Pottow, believes that “Fiat can say ‘look, we never built these cars, so why should we be held responsible.’”
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