Backs SUV over toddler, blames Nissan

In Garland, Texas, in October, a man backing up his Infiniti SUV accidentally ran over and killed his two-and-a-half-year-old daughter. Now, represented by attorney Windle Turley, his family is suing Nissan, parent company of Infiniti. “They claim new back-up video cameras or sensors which detect objects behind a vehicle were available, and should have been […]

In Garland, Texas, in October, a man backing up his Infiniti SUV accidentally ran over and killed his two-and-a-half-year-old daughter. Now, represented by attorney Windle Turley, his family is suing Nissan, parent company of Infiniti. “They claim new back-up video cameras or sensors which detect objects behind a vehicle were available, and should have been installed in their SUV.” (Don Wall, “Garland family sues carmaker over toddler’s death”, WFAA-TV (Dallas-Fort Worth), Nov. 17). GruntDoc had a strong reaction to the story (Nov. 20).

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    [Turley] also takes some ridiculous cases. Overlawyered has info on one of those: a Garland, Texas man is suing Nissan because he backed up his SUV over his toddler and didn’t see the kid. The baby is dead. It is his father’s fault. Hopefully Nissan wi…