Bringing to an apparent close a legal saga often chronicled in this space (see Nov. 26 and links from there, Nov. 27), the Ford Motor Co. has agreed to pay $23.7 million plus $10.8 million in interest for a total of $34.5 million to settle the Romo family’s lawsuit concerning a fatal rollover of a 1978 Ford Bronco. The original jury verdict of $290 million in 1999 came after a trial noteworthy both for demagogic argumentation and bizarre jury deliberations, and was slashed by an appeals court in November. (Susan Herendeen, “Ford agrees to $34.5M judgment”, Modesto Bee, Feb. 4).
Update: Ford settles Romo case
Bringing to an apparent close a legal saga often chronicled in this space (see Nov. 26 and links from there, Nov. 27), the Ford Motor Co. has agreed to pay $23.7 million plus $10.8 million in interest for a total of $34.5 million to settle the Romo family’s lawsuit concerning a fatal rollover of a […]
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Update: Settlement Reached in Bronco Rollover Suit
Overlawyered Romo case” href=”https://www.overlawyered.com/archives/000816.html”>reports that the Ford Motor Company has settled the prominent Bronco rollover case, Romo vs. Ford Motor Company. The original judgment in the case exceeded $290 Million, in…