https://www.overlawyered.com/2009/05/scotus-refuses-to-review-flax-punitive-damages/ Chronicling the high cost of our legal system Wed, 17 Jun 2009 18:46:56 +0000 hourly 1 https://www.overlawyered.com/2009/05/scotus-refuses-to-review-flax-punitive-damages/comment-page-1/#comment-51025 Wed, 17 Jun 2009 18:46:56 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/?p=11445#comment-51025 You conveniently fail to mention that though the drunk driver was speeding at the time, the minivan was also moving forward and the change in velocity was only 17 to 20 mph. The flimsy seats in question were known, for many years, by Chrysler internals to fail.
If your readers can handle the actual facts of the case, they can read them here: http://www.butlerwooten.com/CM/Custom/FlaxVerdict.asp

]]> https://www.overlawyered.com/2009/05/scotus-refuses-to-review-flax-punitive-damages/comment-page-1/#comment-51024 Wed, 17 Jun 2009 18:38:04 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/?p=11445#comment-51024 Yes, actually, car companies should be expected to ‘anticipate various types of crashes a particular vehicle will encounter, and design accordingly’ – it’s called “safety research”. Furthermore, it’s not the 1930’s anymore…seatback’s in modern automobiles should not ever fail.

]]> https://www.overlawyered.com/2009/05/scotus-refuses-to-review-flax-punitive-damages/comment-page-1/#comment-49678 Mon, 01 Jun 2009 20:00:04 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/?p=11445#comment-49678 So instead of just suing the driver of the car that rear-ended him, they go after the deeper pockets with Chrysler… and on the guise that the seat should’ve held up better… in a 70mph crash. What a prince of a guy this sounds like.

]]> https://www.overlawyered.com/2009/05/scotus-refuses-to-review-flax-punitive-damages/comment-page-1/#comment-49582 Sun, 31 May 2009 11:29:01 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/?p=11445#comment-49582 Are the judges showing empathy for the family of the child?

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