Griffin v. Ford Motor Co. and Colonial Ford Dealership, (judicial district of Bridgeport – filed Oct. 21, 2013) A man operating a 1998 Ford Explorer was catastrophically injured in a rollover crash. The Explorer, sold to him by Colonial Ford in Danbury, contained a defect in which the roof of the vehicle failed to withstand impact during a rollover. As a result, the plaintiff suffered a spinal cord injury and is now quadriplegic. The Ford motor company is being sued because it did not comply with the engineering standards of the time applicable in the automotive industry with respect to design and testing during a foreseeable rollover and Colonial Ford is a defendant for selling the vehicle to the plaintiff without communicating the defect or providing a material change or alteration that would have kept him safe in a rollover event. Due to negligence on behalf of both companies, the plaintiff and his family’s life is forever impacted by painful and permanent injuries.
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By mstratton | posted on January 20th, 2014