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Focus (Forum & Focus)

Nov. 14, 2007

Verdict Against Ford in SUV Rollover Case Not the Injustice Automaker Claims

Forum Column - By Louis G. Arnell - Though it's been portrayed as a matter of evidence admissibility, the verdict finding Ford liable for the safety deficiencies of the Explorer was based on the company's brazen refusal to address serious flaws in the vehicle's design.

FORUM COLUMN

By Louis G. Arnell

      As trial counsel for Benetta Buell-Wilson and Barry Wilson in Buell Wilson v. Ford Motor Co., 141 Cal.App.4th 525 (2006) (a case involving Ford's liability for rollover accidents in their Explorer SUVs), I am compelled to respond to Robert A. Philipson's numerous misstatements in his article "Taking Aim at Evidence," which appeared in the Nov. 2 edition of the Daily Journal.
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