Ford to Appeal $1.7 Billion Verdict in Georgia Truck Crash
The Michigan-based automaker sought to defend the company against accusations.
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The Michigan-based automaker sought to defend the company against accusations.
Ford says it plans to appeal a $1.7 billion verdict against the automaker after a pickup truck crash claimed the lives of a Georgia couple.
The yearslong civil case involves what the plaintiffs’ lawyers called dangerously defective roofs on Ford pickup trucks.
Melvin and Voncile Hill were killed in April 2014 in the rollover wreck of their 2002 Ford F-250. Their children Kim and Adam Hill were the plaintiffs in the wrongful death case
WOODSTOCK, Ga. — A Georgia jury has returned a $1.7 billion verdict against Ford Motor co. involving a pickup truck crash that claimed the lives of a