Jury orders Mitsubishi to pay $1.3b over crash involving defective seatbelt

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A Pennsylvania jury has ordered Mitsubishi Motors to pay nearly US$977 million (S$1.3 billion) in damages to a man who said he became a quadriplegic in a vehicle rollover because of an alleged defective seatbelt.

Jurors in the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas on Monday awarded Francis Amagasu, 58, and his wife US$176,551,384 in compensatory damages and US$800 million in punitive damages, according to Kyle Farrar, one of the plaintiffs' lawyers.Amagasu's injuries stemmed from a Nov 11, 2017 accident in Buckingham Township, Pennsylvania when, while wearing his seatbelt, he lost control of his 1992 Mitsubishi 3000GT as he tried to avoid another vehicle.

In a statement, Mitsubishi Motors North America called the damages award "egregious", and said there were "significant legal and evidentiary issues" to be addressed in an appeal.

 

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