DaimlerChrysler to pay $55 mln in lawsuit involving Dodge owner's death
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- A Los Angeles County jury Wednesday slapped DaimlerChrysler AG (DCX :
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DCX68.87, +0.26, +0.4% ) with a $55 million verdict in a trial stemming from the April 2004 death of a 38-year-old longshoreman killed in an accident involving his 1992 Dodge Dakota, The Detroit News reported in its Thursday editions.
Richard Mraz suffered fatal head injuries after he got out of the 1992 Dodge Dakota he was driving at the San Pedro/Long Beach Maritime Terminal, walking away believing the vehicle was in park. He was injured while attempting to jump into the truck while it was moving in reverse. He fell into a coma and died 17 days after the accident.
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Richard Mraz suffered fatal head injuries after he got out of the 1992 Dodge Dakota he was driving at the San Pedro/Long Beach Maritime Terminal, walking away believing the vehicle was in park. He was injured while attempting to jump into the truck while it was moving in reverse. He fell into a coma and died 17 days after the accident.
The Detroit News reports that the vehicle - owned by his employer - had been recalled by the automaker, but Mraz's employer ignored 12 separate recall notices, DaimlerChrysler said.
The verdict includes $5.2 million in compensatory damages and $50 million in punitive damages, the paper reported.
Beginning in 2000, DaimlerChrysler has conducted three separate recalls in the "park to release issue" of about 2 million vehicles.
Newsapaper Web Site: http://www.detnews.com
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