AUTOMATIC BELTS CASES

MOTORIZED TWO-POINT AUTOMATIC SEAT BELT CASES
THAT HAVE GONE TO TRIAL
OR ARE CURRENTLY SCHEDULED FOR TRIAL

Case	Plaintiff Attorney	Defense Attorney	Vehicle Involved	Injury Description	Trial Date Outcome
Smith v Nissan	Gerald Word	King & Spalding	1989 Nissan Sentra	Fatality	3/24/92 Defense verdict
Pflum v Ford	James A. Lowe	Elizabeth Wright	1990 Ford Escort	Paraplegia	3/9/94 Plaintiff verdict $1,600,000
Gills v Ford	Robert M.N. Palmer	Welsh, Grubbs	1988 Ford Escort	Paraplegia	7/28/94 Plaintiff verdict $2,500,000
Johnston v Honda	Dan Dell'Osso	Stephen Waimey	1991 Honda Civic	Fatality	7/6/95 Plaintiff verdict $5,700,000 On Appeal
Rudolph v Mazda	Robert A. Buccolia	Unknown	1991 Mazda 323	Fatality	8/2/95 Defense verdict
Peterman v Mazda	Robert M.N. Palmer	Russell Welsh	1990 Mazda 626	Fatality	1/17/97 Defense verdict
Horton v Ford	James A. Lowe	Lewin Plunkett	1991 Ford Probe	Head Trauma, Severe Brain Injury	2/7/97 Plaintiff verdict $815,000
Meyer v Mazda	Robert M.N. Palmer	Russell Welsh	1994 Mazda Protege	High paraplegia	10/24/97 Plaintiff verdict  $3,000,000
Lavilla v Ford	Mark Young	Robert Redmond, Jr.	1990 Ford Escort	Quadriplegia	Defense verdict
Copenhaver v Honda	Gerald Word	Bowman & Brooke	1988 Honda Civic	Fatality	3/97 Plaintiff verdict $2,500,000
Thienmanee v Nissan	Garo Mardirossian	Mark V. Berry	1992 Nissan Stanza	Fatality	7/30/97 Plaintiff verdict $3,150,000
Anderson v Ford	Pedro Irigonegaray	Rob Adams	1991 Ford Probe	Fatality	5/97 Plaintiff verdict  $700,000  Motion for New Trial granted due to jury misconduct  New Trial scheduled 10/13/98
King v Ford & Mazda	Samuel E. Davies	Rosie Page	1992 Ford Escort	Fatality	4/2/98 Plaintiff verdict $2,800,000  Judgement reduced to $1,820,000
Johnston v Ford	Joseph W. Phebus	John Coleman	1993 Ford Tempo	Fatality	4/98 Defense verdict
Noonan v Mazda	Michael Galligan	Kevin Reynold	1993 Mazda Protege	Quadriplegia	Scheduled 10/98
Day v Ford	Louis I. Bell	Kenneth R. Chiate	1991 Ford Escort	Quadriplegia	Defense verdict
Garcia v Mazda	Dudley Spiller	David Ayer	1991 Mazda 626	Partial quadriplegia	10/9/98 Plaintiff verdict $18,000,000 (15% fault to Mazda)
Sullivan v Hyundai, et al	Risley C. Triche	Michael Polaski	1993 Hyundai Excel	Quadriplegia	5/29/98 Defense verdict Plaintiff verdict against driver $20,822,648
Dickerson v Mazda	Robert M.N. Palmer	Russell Welsh	1991 Mazda Protege	Fatality	10/16/98 Plaintiff verdict $3,600,000 (10% fault to decedent)
Hines v Ford	Louis Accurso	John Murphy	1991 Ford Tempo	Paraplegia	Scheduled 11/16/98
Domingo v Ford	Robert M.N. Palmer	Donald Dawson	1994 Mercury Tracer	Fatality	Scheduled 6/14/99

THREE-POINT DOOR-MOUNTED SEAT BELTCASES
THAT HAVE GONE TO TRIAL
OR ARE CURRENTLY SCHEDULED FOR TRIAL

Case	Plaintiff Attorney	Defense Attorney	Vehicle Involved	Injury Description	Trial Date Outcome
Davis v GM	Larry Coben	Lavin & Coleman	1988 Oldsmobile Delta 88	Internal abdomen	Plaintiff verdict $8,000,000
Johnson v GM	John Merritt	Rod Loomer	1992 Pontiac Grand Prix	Closed head injury	9/1/95 Defense verdict
Guerink v GM	James Murphy	David Coulson	1989 Buick LaSabre	Quadriplegic	2/96 Defense verdict
Hilst v GM	Thomas Londrigan	Frank Nizioi	1989 Pontiac Grand Am	Fatality	7/28/97 Defense verdict
Maxie v GM	Theodore Leopold	Rodney Loomer	1991 Cutlass	Fatality	5/98 Defense verdict