Carrillo v. Ford Motor Company
Nov 05, 1999OUTCOME: $14.5 Million jury verdict
$14.5 Million dollar jury verdict for a woman paralyzed below the chest and her husband due to the unsafe design of the driver's seat of a 1991 Ford Explorer, which broke when she was rear ended in Ham ... mond, Ind. This is the highest verdict for paraplegia in the State of Illinois, according to the Jury Verdict Reporter. The judgment was affirmed by the First District Appellate Court, and the full amount of the judgment was paid.
