Ford ordered to compensate the family of a man killed while driving
September 3, 2010 – 2:55 amA Mississippi court on Thursday sentenced to pay Ford $ 131 million to the family of a young man who was killed at the wheel of a vehicle from U.S. manufacturer, has announced the lawyer for the family.
The suit focused on the accident that killed Brian Cole in 2001, when the young man was coveted by professional baseball team New York Mets, which has increased the amount of damages was Tab Turner said the advocate.
After the verdict, Ford and the family have found an amicable arrangement, the lawyer said, without specifying the amount.Ford Motor is also denied.
Marcey Evans, a spokesman for Boeing, said Brian Cole was driving over 130 km / h when it left the road and not wearing his seatbelt payday loans no faxing.
She said that Ford would have won the trial if the judge did not knowingly excluded certain items.
"It was a tragic accident and our condolences go to the Cole family for this loss, but it is unfair to blame the part of us," she said.
In 2001, Ford had ended a partnership of nearly a century with the Firestone tire manufacturers after imputing a series of incidents involving its Explorer 4×4 model, one that drove Brian Cole.
Many procedures have been instituted against the company after fatal accident with this vehicle.
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