The United States Supreme Court has decided to leave in place an award of $82 million against Ford Motor Company when a Ford Explorer rolled over causing the roof to collapse on the driver's neck resulting in her becoming paralyzed from the waist down. Ms. Buell-Wilson was driving her 1997 Ford Explorer on an interstate in January, 2002, when she swerved to avoid a metal object in the road,lost control of her Explorer which rolled over 4 1/2 times. When the roof collapsed on her neck, it severed her spine. Ford claimed that it was not liable for punitive damages because Ford contended that its design met federal safety standards. The jury concluded that Ford knew that the Explorer had design defects that made it prone to rollover in emergency maneuvers which resulted in roof collapses. The lower Court rejected Ford's contention, but the award was reduced twice by other Courts. The case is Ford v. Buell-Wilson, 09-297.
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