Ford Cleared in Roof Case of Land Rover
From Bloomberg News
A Santa Ana jury cleared Ford Motor Co.’s Land Rover subsidiary of liability for injuries to a 48-year-old woman who became paralyzed from the neck down when her sport utility vehicle rolled over on a California highway.
The jury rejected claims by Janice Windh, who said the roof of the Land Rover Discovery was too weak to withstand a rollover and crushed in on her during the accident. Windh was injured in December 2000 when her 1995 Discovery flipped over after being struck by another vehicle.
Shares of Dearborn, Mich.-based Ford slipped 21 cents to $9.92.
