Ford Motor
has a authorized listening to set to start out Monday associated to a product legal responsibility case that resulted in a $1.7 billion punitive award towards the auto maker. Buyers appear to be slightly nervous concerning the Georgia case. They most likely don’t should be — but.
The award was a part of a jury verdict that held, partly, Ford (ticker: F) was chargeable for inadequate roof power of its super-duty vehicles. Two individuals have been killed in 2014 after their super-duty truck rolled over. Ford maintains that its design is sound.