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BREAKING: $1.7B Verdict Handed Down Against Ford in Trial Over Fatal Rollover Crash

Posted by Arlin Crisco on Aug 19, 2022 6:17:33 PM

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Lawrenceville, GA— Ford Motor Co. was hit with a $1.7 billion punitive verdict Friday at trial over a rollover crash that killed a Georgia couple. Hill v. Ford Motor Co., 16-C-04179.

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Topics: Products Liability, Georgia, Transportation, Hill v. Ford Motor Co.

Ford's Design Decisions at Issue as Damages Trial Opens Over Fatal Rollover Crash

Posted by Arlin Crisco on Aug 10, 2022 3:43:17 PM

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Topics: Georgia, Hill v. Ford Motor Co.

Ford Faces Trial This Week Over Rollover Crash That Killed 2

Posted by Arlin Crisco on Aug 2, 2022 1:09:13 PM

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Lawrenceville, GA— Trial is expected to open this week against Ford Motor Company over a 2014 rollover crash that killed a Georgia couple, four years after a mistrial in the case led to sanctions against the automaker. Hill v. Ford Motor Co., 16-C-04179. 

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Topics: Products Liability, Georgia, Transportation, Hill v. Ford Motor Co.

Georgia Judge Sanctions Ford After Finding It Forced Mistrial in Wrongful Death Rollover Case

Posted by Arlin Crisco on Aug 1, 2018 12:35:51 PM

Testimony from Dr. Thomas McNish that Judge Shawn Bratton considered one of multiple "willful" violations of court orders, warranting sanctions against Ford in a suit over the deaths of a Georgia couple. 


Editor's Note 8/2/18: This article is updated with a statement from Ford. 

Lawrenceville, GA—A Gwinnett County State Court judge last month precluded Ford from challenging its underlying fault in a wrongful death rollover suit, as part of an array of sanctions for conduct that he concluded forced a mistrial in the case. Hill v. Ford, 16-C-04179-S2.

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Topics: Products Liability, Georgia, Hill v. Ford Motor Co.

Truck Rolled Over 2.5 Times in Roof Crush Wreck, Expert Concludes in Wrongful Death Trial Against Ford

Posted by Arlin Crisco on Apr 5, 2018 9:30:57 AM

An image from the computer animation that defense accident reconstruction expert Geoffrey Germane used to explain his theory that Melvin and Voncile Hills' Ford truck rolled over more than twice in their fatal wreck.


Lawrenceville, GA—An accident reconstruction expert testified that a catastrophic tire blowout sent a Ford truck violently out of control and led to a multiple-revolution rollover that killed a Georgia couple, as Ford mounted its defense Tuesday over claims the company was responsible for the fatal wreck. Hill v. Ford Motor Co., 16-C-04179-S2.

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Topics: Products Liability, Georgia, Transportation, Hill v. Ford Motor Co.