Airbag

South Florida Man Awarded $3 Million After Defective Takata Airbag Causes Life-Altering Injuries

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MIAMI — A jury in South Florida has awarded $3 million to a man who suffered severe injuries from a malfunctioning airbag during a 2020 traffic accident. The ruling comes after jurors deliberated and reached a verdict for Jose Hernandez on Thursday. Hernandez, who filed a lawsuit in 2022, targeted the Takata Airbag Tort Compensation Trust Fund, established following Takata’s bankruptcy. His injuries occurred when he was driving his 2005 Honda Civic in Miami. While attempting to make a left turn in December 2020, another vehicle struck his car. His legal representation stated that the … Read more

Miami Jury Awards $3 Million to Man Injured by Faulty Airbag in 2020 Crash

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MIAMI — A jury in South Florida has ruled in favor of Jose Hernandez, awarding him $3 million after he suffered severe injuries from a malfunctioning airbag in a vehicle crash in 2020. The verdict was delivered on Thursday by a panel of jurors in Miami-Dade County, following a lawsuit Hernandez filed in 2022. The lawsuit targeted the Takata Airbag Tort Compensation Trust Fund, created as part of Takata’s bankruptcy proceedings, to address claims related to their defective airbags. Hernandez sustained life-altering injuries when the airbag deployed improperly during the crash. The case highlights ongoing … Read more