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Jury Finds FCA Liable for $150 Million in Fiery Crash

 
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Old 04-07-2015 | 01:51 PM
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Default Jury Finds FCA Liable for $150 Million in Fiery Crash



A jury in Decatur, Georgia found that Chrysler "acted with wanton disregard for human life in the design ... of the 1999 Jeep Grand Cherokee."

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Didn't they do a recall where they just gave tow hitches to "solve" the problem.
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Originally Posted by kfast24
Didn't they do a recall where they just gave tow hitches to "solve" the problem.
My wife's liberty had a recall where that was called for
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FCA appealed the decision, but the $40 million settlement was upheld...
Judge Upholds $40 Million Judgement for Family Afflicted by Jeep Fire - JK-Forum
 



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