Ford police interceptor wins carbon monoxide lawsuit
Texas plaintiff Jeremy Bellamy said he suffered carbon monoxide poisoning in a Ford Explorer police SUV. January 14, 2025 - The Ford Police Interceptor carbon monoxide lawsuit will continue for now as Ford fails to dismiss the Texas lawsuit. In short, Judge Jason Pulliam said there were many arguments from both sides for the jury to consider. On March 22, 2021, Texas plaintiff Jeremy Bellamy was on duty at the Universal City Police Department in the 2019 Ford Explorer police interceptor assigned to him. According to the lawsuit, the Ford Explorer Police Interceptor was manufactured and modified by Ford for police work. Bellamy said he was on duty and parked the SUV on a nearby street with the engine idling. A civilian later noticed him unconscious and unresponsive inside the police interceptor and called emergency personnel. Bellamy was taken by ambulance to the hospital, where he was diagnosed with carbon monoxide poisoning based on blood tests and clinical findings and…
autoX Awards 2024 Car Jury Names India’s Best Car |
In our previous video, we showed you the exciting line-up of cars vying for the title of "Best of 2024" at the autoX Awards. The cars have been put to the test by our esteemed panel of judges, who now sit down to discuss and dissect how their experience went in our annual big test [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QZ3yIvrZnSA[/embed] In our previous video, we showed you the exciting line-up of cars vying for the title of "Best of 2024" at the autoX Awards. The cars have been put to the test by our esteemed panel of judges, who now sit down to discuss and dissect how their experience went in our annual big test
autoX Awards 2024 India’s Best Bike Motorcycle Jury
You've seen our line-up of contenders vying for the coveted "Best of 2024" title at the autoX Awards, now it's time to meet our esteemed panel of judges. Tune in as we sit down to collect our thoughts and discuss the top motorcycle experiences from the annual autoX Mega Test [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EXYjPN8Ro7M[/embed] You've seen our line-up of contenders vying for the coveted "Best of 2024" title at the autoX Awards, now it's time to meet our esteemed panel of judges. As we sit back and tune in, collect our thoughts and discuss the top motorcycle experiences in the annual autoX Mega test! #autoXAwards
$1.7 Billion Ford Truck Roof Collapse Verdict: Ford Unveils New Model
The Georgia Court of Appeals granted Ford permission to proceed with a new truck roof crush trial, Hill v. Ford. November 5, 2024 — Ford truck roof crush lawsuit (hill v. ford) led a Georgia jury in awarding $1.7 billion to a family whose husband and wife were killed in a rollover accident. But now the entire case is set to be heard again, with the Georgia Court of Appeals agreeing to give Ford a new trial. Ford appealed the baffling $1.7 billion verdict, saying the trial court made several errors that Ford said put it at an unfair legal disadvantage. The appeals court also argued several issues, Includes the meaning of "wearing a seat belt." The Ford roof collapse lawsuit blames Ford for the 2014 deaths of Melvin Hill, 74, and his wife Voncile Hill, 62. In the fatal accident, a tire on the 2002 Ford F-250 truck blew out, causing the truck's roof to hit the ground three…
BMW owner fined $1.9 million for car accident
New York plaintiff Godwin Boateng claims the loss of his thumb tip will cost him $3 million. July 3, 2024 — A New York BMW owner was awarded $1.9 million for losing the tip of his thumb when it was pinched while closing the soft-close door of his 2013 BMW X5. Plaintiff Godwin Boateng filed the lawsuit after he exited his 2013 BMW X5 xDrive35i Sport in July 2016, placed his right hand on the driver's side door pillar, and faced away from the vehicle with the door open about a foot. The car is equipped with BMW's soft-close door function. "In tight parking spaces or when you need to close the door gently, the automatic soft-close function can help: Simply push the door almost to the closed position. When the door is approximately 6 millimeters from the lock, the sensor activates the electric motor, which pulls the door up firmly and quietly and locks it. The door lock components…
BMW owner fined $1.9 million for car accident
New York plaintiff Godwin Boateng claims the loss of his thumb tip will cost him $3 million. July 3, 2024 — A New York BMW owner was awarded $1.9 million for losing the tip of his thumb when it was pinched while closing the soft-close door of his 2013 BMW X5. Plaintiff Godwin Boateng filed the lawsuit after he exited his 2013 BMW X5 xDrive35i Sport in July 2016, placed his right hand on the driver's side door pillar, and faced away from the vehicle with the door open about a foot. The car is equipped with BMW's soft-close door function. "In tight parking spaces or when you need to close the door gently, the automatic soft-close function can help: Simply push the door almost to the closed position. When the door is approximately 6 millimeters from the lock, the sensor activates the electric motor, which pulls the door up firmly and quietly and locks it. The door lock components…
Ford appeals $1.7 billion roof collapse verdict
In Hill v. Ford , a Georgia jury accused Ford of causing the roof to be crushed in a 2002 Ford F-250 rollover. July 6, 2024 — A Georgia appeals court will decide whether Ford Motor Co. should be forced to pay $1.7 billion in damages after a Georgia couple was killed in a fiery rollover accident. A variety of organizations have filed amicus briefs in support of Ford, including the Georgia and U.S. chambers of commerce, the Alliance for Automotive Innovation, the Georgia Litigation Reform Organization and the American Tort Reform Association. A Georgia jury awarded Ford $1.7 billion in damages, finding it responsible for the deaths of Melvin Hill, 74, and his 62-year-old wife, Voncile Hill. The fatal crash in 2014 was caused by a tire blowout after a Pep Boys service center installed the wrong tire on a 2002 Ford F-250 truck. The couple's son blamed the Ford truck's roof for his parents' deaths, saying the roofs…
Texas Supreme Court overturns Sarah Milburn/Honda seat belt ruling
Sarah Milburn was driving an Uber Honda Odyssey when the car crashed, leaving a Texas woman a quadriplegic. July 8, 2024 — The Texas Supreme Court has vacated a $26 million verdict against Honda in the case of Sarah Milburn, who became a quadriplegic in a collision with a 2011 Honda Odyssey minivan driven by Uber driver Arian Yusufzai. On the night of November 14, 2015, Sarah Milburn, then 23, went to a bar in Dallas with five friends. Shortly after midnight, they decided to go to another bar to meet up with other friends. According to court documents, one member of the gang called an Uber and Uber driver Arian Yousafzai picked them up in a 2011 Honda Odyssey. Sarah Milburn was sitting in the third-row middle seat, but the seat's removable anchor points were not locked and the webbing was retracted into the ceiling-mounted retractor. After Milburn buckled up, he pulled the seat belt down from the ceiling,…
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