The automobile industry continues to place profits ahead of people‚ he says. Thirty years later‚ Robinson charges‚ little has changed. That damning piece of evidence advised Ford executives not to recall or re-design the Pinto "until required by law."
26‚ 1971‚ fuel system integrity memorandum. "Ford made a decision to place-money ahead of human lives‚" Robinson says‚ waving an Aug. became aware of the risks of passenger deaths in 1971 yet waited until 1976 to move the Pinto’s gas tank from behind the rear axle to a safer spot above the center of the axle. The jurors were outraged to learn that the Ford Motor Co.
He also remembers the look on the faces of the jurors who awarded $127 million to his client 13-year-old burn victim Richard Grimshaw‚ in 1978‚ based on a design flaw that led to the deaths of 27 people from fuel-tank fires in Pintos. Remember the Ford Pinto‚ the egg-shaped economy ride that sometimes exploded when struck from behind? Mark Robinson Does. California Law Business – Mark Robinson and the Ford Pinto
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