Products Liability Cases

  • Hession v. Ford Motor Company: While carrying members of the Pony Club from Australia, England and the United States, a 1995 Ford Econoline 350 van turned over. Three people were killed. Mr. Rawdon represented Peggy Shultz, the driver. A Scott Circuit Court jury returned a verdict for the injured and killed, including Ms. Shultz, totaling more than $21 million. This was a products liability case concerning the stability and rollover tendencies of the Ford van.
  • $650,000 settlement: A man was driving his car and hit a horse that dashed in front of his car. The roof was ripped off the car, leaving the man severely brain damaged. This case was filed in Clarksburg, West Virginia, and was settled for $650,000. The settlement will allow the victim to receive the quality medical care he needs for the rest of his life.
  • $1,000,000 settlement: A child, age 4, was riding in the middle seat of the back seat of a van. She had her lap belt on; there was no shoulder belt. The van was hit in a slow-speed impact to the side. Her neck was snapped, and she was paralyzed. She died a year later because of complications. This products liability suit, filed in U.S. District Court in Frankfort, was settled for $1,000,000. The defect of the van was no shoulder belt.
  • Collins v. GM: Ms. Collins was driving a 1978 Oldsmobile Cutlass that hit a horse that dashed in front of her car. The roof of the car was mashed in leaving Ms. Collins paralyzed. A jury in the U.S. District Court in Bowling Green, Kentucky, returned a verdict of more than $9 million dollars. The verdict will allow Ms. Collins to receive the quality medical care she will need for the rest of her life. The product defect of the car was a weak roof.
  • Mastin v. The Budd Co.: Mr. Mastin was severely injured while changing a light truck tire. The tire exploded, injuring his head and arm. The products liability case, filed in the U.S. District Court in Lexington, Kentucky, was settled for a confidential sum of money.
  • Wallen v. The Budd Co.: Mr. Wallen was severely injured while changing a light truck tire. It exploded injuring his head. The products liability case, filed in U.S. District Court in Pikeville, Kentucky, was settled for a confidential sum of money.
  • Yates v. Honda: Mr. Yates was riding a four-wheel Honda 250 ATV that flipped over backward while going up a hill. Mr. Yates received a severe spine injury. The products liability case, filed in the U.S. District Court in Owensboro, Kentucky, was settled for a confidential sum of money.
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