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Product Liability

May 17, 2001

Jury Finds Ford Not Liable in Teen's Death

SAN BERNARDINO - A jury has rejected a lawsuit that alleged Ford Motor Co. negligently failed to put seat belts in the middle of the two-door Ford Explorer's back seat, leading to the death of a 15-year-old boy.

        SAN BERNARDINO - A jury has rejected a lawsuit that alleged Ford Motor Co. negligently failed to put seat belts in the middle of the two-door Ford Explorer's back seat, leading to the death of a 15-year-old boy.
        It may have been the first trial in California in which a plaintiff blamed Ford for a death because of the absence of a such a seat belt. Edgar v. Ford Motor Co.,<...

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