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August 2, 2007

Personal Injury lawyer wins case against Ford

A 22-year-old man was temporarily paralyzed after the roof of his Ford van caved in and crushed him five years ago. A personal injury lawsuit was filed, and recently the jury decided that Ford was guilty of negligence and rewarded the defendant six million dollars. The victim was in the front passenger seat of the van when a tire blew out and the van flipped out of control. A section of the roof above his head collapsed, causing the victim to suffer a broken neck. The defense in the case claimed that Ford knew about the faulty roof and that it could malfunction at speeds as low as five miles per hour. The cost of fixing the problem was $25 per vehicle, however Ford decided that the percentage of injury wasn't large enough to warrant a massive recall.

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August 2, 2007

Bridge collapse leaves 50 cars trapped and 4 dead; NTSB beings investigation

In yesterday's Minneapolis bridge collapse 50 vehicles are said to be trapped, 4 people are confirmed dead, 20-30 people are still missing and 79 people were injured. Officials said that they expected the death toll to rise. Six years ago, the Minnesota Department of Transportation found minor problems with the bridge and a study suggested that if one of two support planes cracked the bridge could collapse. However, this was found to be unlikely and replacement of the bridge unnecessary. Two years ago, however, the US Department of Transportation said that the bridge was structurally deficient and received a rating of 4 on a scale of 1 to 10, meaning that there is "advanced section loss, deterioration."

The National Transportation Safety Board is sending investigators to the site of the collapse but a spokesperson remarked that the focus has to be on emergency response. While they will be performing a full forensic analysis to see what caused the collapse, the NTSB emphasized that right now, it is more important to rescue every person possible.

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Posted In: Automobile Accident, Truck Accident

August 1, 2007

Parents who serve alcohol to minors are financially liable for damages under Illinois law

Under Illinois law, adults who willfully provide alcohol to persons under 18 years of age are civilly liable for death or injuries caused by a minor’s intoxication. If a child was killed in a car crash because he was intoxicated, the adults who served the child would still be liable if a wrongful death lawsuit was filed.

Of course criminal repercussions accompany this conduct too, illustrated by the recent jury verdict in Lake County finding a Deerfield couple guilty of allowing underage drinking in their basement last October where two of the guests were killed in a car accident after leaving the couple’s home.

Yesterday, two Cook county parents were cited for permitting a minor to become intoxicated. The parents would have also been responsible for any death or injury that came as a result of their serving these minor’s alcohol.

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August 1, 2007

Jury awards $6,000,000 in tire blow out case against Ford

A Florida man was recently awarded $6 million dollars in a personal injury suit after his Aerostar van’s tire blew out and rolled over. The man, who was a minor at the time of the automobile accident, was paralyzed during the roll over when the roof of his Aerostar van caved in and broke his neck. The products liability lawsuit alleged that Ford knew that its vans had a tendency to roll over but failed to design or engineer safety measures to protect consumers.

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