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…
BMW owner misses $1.9 million in winnings
BMW has denied a new trial in which a jury placed all blame on BMW after the driver lost his thumb inside the door. November 11, 2024 — BMW has been denied a new trial in a case in which a jury awarded $1.9 million to a car owner whose thumb was amputated when he placed it in the path of a car door. The lawsuit was filed over alleged dangers of BMW's soft-closing doors. “In tight parking spaces or when a door needs to be closed gently, the automatic soft-close function helps: just push the door until it is almost closed. When the door is approximately 6 mm from the lock, the sensor activates the electric motor to close the door firmly and quietly and secured, the door lock components will automatically return to their original positions.” — BMW Plaintiff Godwin Boateng said that in July 2016, when he got out of his 2013 BMW X5 xDrive35i Sport, he…
$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…
Former Volkswagen CEO faces trial nine years after emissions scandal
The charges Martin Winterkorn faces include fraud, market manipulation and illegal false testimony. The former CEO's trial has been repeatedly delayed due to health problems. Testimony during the trial is expected to last approximately 90 days. Former Volkswagen CEO Martin Winterkorn appeared in a German court on trial charged in connection with the Volkswagen dieselgate scandal that rocked the auto industry in September 2015. var adpushup = window.adpushup = window.adpushup || {que:()}; adpushup.que.push(function() { if (adpushup.config.platform !== "DESKTOP"){ adpushup.triggerAd("4d84e4c9 -9937-4f84-82c0-c94544ee6f2a"); } else{ adpushup.triggerAd("6a782b01-facb-45f3-a88f-ddf1b1f97657"); } }); Winterkorn had asked the judge to postpone the trial because he said he was in poor health. However, the judge rejected the 77-year-old's request. He faces multiple charges including fraud, market manipulation and illegal perjury before a parliamentary committee. Winterkorn denies all charges and maintains his innocence. READ: Volkswagen faces union anger over planned plant closures Prosecutors believe Winterkorn knew that Volkswagen was using illegal software to cheat diesel vehicle emissions tests. The software detected…
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…
Mazda Connected Services trial to become subscription model
The automaker confirmed to Carscoops that it will begin charging owners for features like remote start Mazda will stop providing free Internet services to some car owners. Now, services like remote start and remote keyless entry will cost $10 per month. The owners are certainly upset. Mazda Connected Services is a collection of features that the automaker offers owners for the first three years of their vehicles. Now, the company is officially moving several of those features to a $10-per-month subscription. Owners have about two months to decide whether to continue paying for the services or forgo them. The news did not originally come from a Mazda press release, but rather a private message to owners, which read: "As a valued member of the Mazda family, we would like to inform you that your 3-year free trial of Mazda Connect Services will expire in 60 days." More: Mitsubishi, Nissan and Honda officially join forces Once that time is up, remote…
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