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Rarely do I get a chance to discuss baseball on our Injury Law Blog. The following caseregardingrecent verdict in the wrongful death ofa NY Mets Pitcher presented the perfect opportunity.
A Miss.jury awarded the family of Brian Cole a131 million verdict in the wrongful death lawsuit involving a Ford UV Rollover. According to former Mets Manager, Brian Cole was a top prospect and the NYMets were building a team around him.He had a very promising career in baseball before his life was cut short in the fatal Ford Explorer Rollover accident.
Brian LaBovick, Esq., Managing Shareholder, LaBovick LaBovick, P.A., made the following statement about the verdict:

“Thank God the jury had the courage to value the case properly so that Ford learned a valuablelesson, that a person’s life has value.They must fix their defective automobiles so they protect human life rather than cause the loss of life.”

According to ESPN, the Colefamily contended the following:

“The Explorer is defective and unreasonably dangerous for the uses for which it was marketed because the vehicle has an unreasonable tendency to roll when used as Ford marketed it to be used as a station wagon replacement, and that the vehicle is also defective and unreasonably dangerous from an occupant protection or ‘crashworthiness’ standpoint because the safety belt failed to remain locked and permitted Brian to be thrown from the car and killed.”

As one would expect, Ford did not admit any wrongdoing and blamed that the accident was caused by the fault of the driver, excessive speed and not wearing a seatbelt.
Ford issued the following statement after the trial:

“This was a tragic accident and our sympathy goes out to the Cole family for their loss, but it was unfair of them to blame Ford. Further they stated that Brian Cole had been driving over 80 mph when he drifted off road for unknown reasons, suddenly turned his steering wheel 295 degrees, lost control, and caused the vehicle to roll over more than three times. He was not wearing his safety belt and died after being ejected from the vehicle. His passenger, who was properly belted, walked away from the accident

Eleven of the 12 jury members agreed on the verdict against Ford, after which the case was settled.It was the third time the case was being tried.
A Few DRIVINGSAFETYTIPS:

Pay attention to the Road
Don’t Speed
Wear Your Seatbelts
Don’t Drive while intoxicated
Don’t run Red
Don’t Text While Driving

Click on the following link to read more on the ESPN storyonBrian Cole’s family wins 131 Million

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