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February 13, 2006 |
Tire Defect: Lawyers Weekly USA, "Ford Must Pay $29 Million in Auto Accident"
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A Texas jury ordered Ford Motor Co. to pay $29 million on Jan. 27 to a woman who was paralyzed in a rollover accident caused, at least in part, by a tire defect.
Plaintiff Rose Maria Munoz, 22, was one of four occupants in a 1999 Mazda Navajo - a Ford Explorer with a Mazda nameplate - when the left rear Firestone tire on the Navajo "de-treaded", causing the vehicle to roll several times. Munoz, who was ejected from the vehicle, was the only one seriously injured.
After a string of nearly a dozen victories in SUV rollover accident cases, Ford has lost several jury verdicts in the past year involving Explorer stability problems. But this is the first time a jury has awarded a verdict against Ford in a case involving recalled tires.
Attorneys for Munoz argued that the vehicle had a problem known as a rear axle "skate" that led to the driver's inability to handle the vehicle after a tire de-tread. Attorneys also said Ford had a role in designing Firestone tires.
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