Product Liability

Consumer Groups Call on CEO Juergen Schrempp to Withdraw Mean Spirited Legal Action

 

 

DaimlerChrysler Seeks $277,000 From Parents of Daughter Killed by Airbag

Consumer Groups Call on CEO Juergen Schrempp to Withdraw Mean Spirited Legal Action

 

August 1, 2005
Trial Puts Spotlight on Safety of Car Seats

$106 million judgment against Chrysler and new safety studies intensify the debate over federal standards.

By Jeff Plungis / Detroit News Washington Bureau

WASHINGTON — A massive jury verdict against DaimlerChrysler and some new studies have placed a spotlight o­n a little-debated safety issue — how well seats protect occupants when a vehicle is struck from behind.

August 1, 2005