Personal Injury Law

$60 Million ATV Rollover Verdict against Ford overturned

By Brian F. LaBovick, Esq.

Plaintiff lawyers were dealt a huge blow on Wednesday when their $60 million jury verdict against Ford Motor was overturned by the 3rd Court DCA.  All eyes are on Miami right now, because this was a huge jury verdict for the Plaintiff's. According to the Daily Business Review, the DCA ruled that Judge Roberto Pineiro erred by allowing testimony regarding previous accidents without requiring the plaintiffs to establish the similarities between the case at hand.

Interesting the article mentioned a case involving a driver falling asleep at the wheel. Being that this is "Drowsy Driving Prevention Week", this is an important detail to point out. A Ford spokesperson is quoted as saying “One case was about a driver that fell asleep at the wheel and lost control of the vehicle.”

Unfortunately, this rollover case will need to be retried. We will keep an eye on this case, it is a noteworthy case for ATV rollovers.  Stay Tuned....

Click Here to read the Daily Business Review article by Billy Shields.

Full post as published by LaBovick Injury Law Blog on November 08, 2007 (boomark / email).