Posted On: May 1, 2009 by Ronald V. Miller, Jr.

Ford Explorer Car Transmission Verdict

A Georgia woman who filed a lawsuit alleging a car accident as the result of a a transmission defect in her Ford Explorer led to her paralysis was awarded $40 million in damages by a Lamar County jury late Wednesday. The jury's award includes $30 million in punitive damages, $9 million in compensatory damages to her and $1 million to her husband.

You can find the Atlanta Journal-Constitution article here and the Maryland Auto Accident Lawyer blog post on this tragic car accident case.