WSJ
By Ryan Felton and Nora Eckert
Auto maker, expected to argue Monday for new trial in Georgia case, says its millions of Super Duty trucks are safe
Ford Motor Co. F -6.98%decrease; red down pointing triangle is slated Monday to lay out its arguments for a new trial in a truck-rollover lawsuit that resulted in a $1.7 billion jury verdict in Georgia over the summer.
The Georgia lawsuit, in state court, is unusual in that it went to trial. Over nearly two decades, Ford settled several dozen similar lawsuits brought by plaintiffs alleging that people were killed or seriously injured in heavy-duty truck rollovers in which the roof collapsed.
Ford Settled Dozens of Truck-Rollover Lawsuits Before $1.7 Billion Verdict – WSJ
