Ford Loses $1.7 Billion Lawsuit Over Fatal F-250 Rollover

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The automaker is appealing the verdict…

Back in 1965 Ralph Nader published his famous book, Unsafe At Any Speed, torpedoing the Chevy Corvair with claims which have since been proven false. Despite that, Nader’s crusade against perceived unsafe designs in the automotive industry touched off a movement, one which continues today. The latest battle was in court as Ford faced a crushing lawsuit over a rollover accident involving a 2002 F-250 which rolled over in an accident, killing the two occupants inside. A jury in Georgia found the automaker is liable for their deaths to the tune of $1.7 billion.

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During the trial, the focus was on whether or not “Ford and its engineers acted willfully and wantonly, with a conscious indifference for the safety of the people who ride in their cars when they made these decisions about roof strength.” Ford’s attorneys argued that was flat out not the case, while the plaintiff’s lawyers trotted out evidence of almost 80 similar rollover accidents where Ford truck roofs caved in, seriously injuring or killing the occupants.