Judge Errant in Allowing Testimony: Ford Verdict Reversed
The National Law Journal reports that a $60 million verdict against Ford was reversed by a Florida state appeals court, because the judge erroneously allowed testimony about other accidents involving the Ford Explorer without substantiating the similarity between those accidents and the accident in the case at hand.
According to the National Law Journal, the parents of a 17-year-old rollover fatality victim alleged that the Ford Explorer had handling and stability defects that caused the SUV to roll over instead of skid. They were awarded $60 million in a jury trial. An appeals court found that the judge should have laid a foundation for substantial similiarity for references made to other cases.
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