Profits Before People – Ford Wrongful Death
January 4, 2011
Here’s yet another example of a large corporation putting profits before people:
Ford received reports of more than 800 incidents! Of course, issuing a recall on the axles would be expensive. For more info on the tragic story, check out Father Killed In Crash Of Windstar Van After Ford Resisted Safety Recall. Note in the video that the van was only traveling 35 miles per hour.
Speeding may not be as bad as we thought
September 13, 2010
Here’s an interesting article from the Daily Mail: In the UK, government statistics show that only 3 percent of car accidents are caused by speeding drivers.
The article states that “four of the five most frequently reported contributory factors in accidents involved driver or rider error or reaction.”
Reaction time and speeding go hand in hand though.
Elements of Liability in an Auto Accident Case
September 8, 2010
To recover in an auto accident case, the plaintiff has to prove negligence. To quote the Oklahoma Uniform Jury Instructions:
Instruction No. 9.1
NEGLIGENCE- ELEMENTS OF LIABILITYA party claiming damages has the burden of proving each of the following propositions:
First, that [he/she] has sustained injury;
Second, that the party from whom [he/she] seeks to recover was negligent;
And, third, that such negligence was a direct cause of the injury sustained by the claiming party.
