The United States Supreme Court has ruled unanimously that can automakers about product liability complaints are sued, regardless of whether the vehicles meet the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards at the time of manufacture. The decision has been made in the case Williamson vs. Mazda Motor of America, in which the family of a woman who sued in a crash involving a 1993 MPV (pictured) died surrendered the car manufacturers, arguing that they would have survived it was a three-point seat belt for their seating position.
The 2002 accident that claimed the lives of Thanh Williamson, was a head-on collision with another vehicle, and the other occupants of the vehicle with Williamson's three-point seat belts survived. Ms. Williamson family brought suit in California and claims that Mazda should have made lap and shoulder belts are available, although it was not built by the law at the time the vehicle is required and sold. Despite compliance with Mazda vehicle safety standards, the verdict automakers more vulnerable to litigation over issues as negligence by the consumer.
Wednesday submitted the door open to a reinterpretation of the vultures vs. American Honda Motor Company decision in 2000 that many lower courts as a ban on the state level, liability claims regarding the products from electronics to read vehicles. The Federal regulations for these products have conflicting state statutes as precluding any been seen, but with the recent decision to change the landscape considerably, not only for automobiles.
The reaction to this decision by the Exchange was not positive, Ford and other automakers are one or two percent. Mazda says the ruling is disappointing, but does not assign liability, and the company will defend itself.
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