Jackpot in San Diego
Drivers of the Ford Explorer have a lower fatality rate than drivers of other vehicles — and a lower fatality rate from rollovers than drivers of other SUVs. The NHTSA found that there was nothing...
View Article“Rollover Economics: Arbitrary and Capricious Product Liability Regimes”
My latest Liability Outlook for AEI is about the Ford Explorer rollover litigation and what it says about products liability litigation in the US in general: It went generally unnoticed last November...
View ArticlePre-emption debate in Chicago Tribune
I’m quoted by Amanda Erickson in today’s Chicago Tribune: But federal agencies and industry groups say lawsuits are out of control. More punitive damage verdicts of more than $100 million have been...
View ArticleDidn’t want “sibling relationship to completely disintegrate over this tragedy”
So Crystal Bear of Rice, Wash., who’d won $6 million from her sister in a crash lawsuit, settled for the $200,000 insurance policy limits instead. Co-defendant Ford Motor Company had also been targeted...
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