$17.5 Million Award For No Seatbelts On Bus
A $17.5 million award has been made to plaintiffs who filed a suit alleging that a bus that had no seat belts was defective. This is thought to be the first trial of its kind in the United States and saw the plaintiffs involved in the action receive the multi-million dollar award. This followed a serious accident in the bus, which resulted in both serious injuries and even death.The incident occurred in February 2003, when the driver lost control of the vehicle and crashed into an oncoming Chevrolet. A number of passengers on the bus were killed as the result of the accident, and many others including the driver were hospitalized with serious injuries. The plaintiffs claim that the bus was defective partly due to the lack of seat belts in the vehicle.
MCI (Motor Coach Industries) was sued by the surviving passengers on the bus. Relatives of those killed in the accident also sued for wrongful death. It was alleged that not only was the bus not equipped with seat belts that could have saved lives and reduced injuries, but that there was also no safety glass in the vehicle.
The trial lasted over four weeks but the deliberations by the jury only lasted a couple of days before the payout was awarded to the plaintiffs.
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