Wisconsin Jury Awards Couple $32 Million Against Hyundai For Vehicle Seat Malfunction

Mealey's (February 24, 2020, 7:27 PM EST) -- RACINE, Wis. — A Wisconsin jury awarded a husband and wife $38.1 million on Feb. 12, holding that the collapse of the driver’s seatback in their Hyundai Elantra during a rear-end collision caused the husband’s spinal injuries and paralysis.  The jury held Hyundai corporate defendants 84 percent liable for the couple’s injuries and $32 million of the total award (Edward A. Vanderventer Jr., et al. v. Hyundai Motors Co., et al., No. 16-001096, Wis. Cir., Racine Co.)....

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