Just saw this on Infobeat....
Family awarded $295 mln in Ford lawsuit
CERES, Calif. (AP) - A jury awarded $295 million Monday to the family of a
couple and their son who were killed in the rollover of a Ford Bronco. The
verdict came three days after a Los Angeles jury awarded a record $4.9
billion to six people who were severely burned when their Chevrolet exploded
in a rear-end collision. The jury deliberated five days before awarding $5
million in compensation to three members of the victims' family and $290
million in punitive damages, Ford said. Juan Romo was driving the 1978
Bronco in June 1993 when he swerved to avoid a van he was passing. The
vehicle rolled over, killing Romo's mother, father and brother. Romo and his
two surviving sisters claimed Ford knew the Bronco's mostly plastic roof
would not hold up in a rollover. A former Ford executive, Tom Feeney,
testified on behalf of the Romos, saying company officials knew the roof was
virtually certain to fail, plaintiff lawyer Laurence Drivon said. Ford
argued that the vehicle was sound and that the accident was Romo's fault.
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