Ford Found Liable in Lawsuit in West Virginia Woman’s Death

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A jury in West Virginia has awarded $7 million in a product legal responsibility lawsuit towards Ford Motor Co. to the household of a lady who died when her Mustang was concerned in a fiery crash.

A Kanawha County jury made the award this week to the Raleigh County household of Breanna Bumgarner. The jury discovered Ford was 99% at fault for Bumgarner’s demise, the Charleston Gazette-Mai l reported.

Ford spokesman Ian Thibodeau mentioned the corporate will assessment its choices for interesting the decision.

In line with the lawsuit filed by the administrator of Bumgarner’s property, Bumgarner’s 2014 Ford Mustang was hit by a pickup truck that had crossed the middle line alongside U.S. Route 33 close to Spencer in March 2016. The Mustang caught fireplace and Bumgarner was trapped within the car. The lawsuit additionally named the motive force of the opposite car and her mother and father.

The plaintiff’s attorneys had argued that the Mustang’s brake fluid reservoir was not sufficiently protected against the crash and it led to the hearth. The jury discovered the reservoir’s design was not secure sufficient in stopping leakage within the accident.

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