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Nissan Maxima
A Morristown, New Jersey jury gave a verdict of $14.4 million in favor of a man who suffered paralyzing injuries after his 1995 Nissan Maxima met with an accident due to defects in the car.
William Ziemer, 45 was involved in an accident when the driver of other car crossed the central line of the road and crashed into his the car. The front driver's side of each car impacted and Ziemer sustained permanent brain damage as well as extensive and severe lower extremity injury. Today he is unable to walk, and has the mentality of a child.
Ziemer's attorney claimed the car was defective, due to its lack of crashworthiness, and design elements that allowed unreasonable intrusion into the driver compartment causing the catastrophic injuries which resulted in permanent brain damage to Ziemer. The accident could have been much less severe if the 1995 Nissan Maxima was properly reinforced.
At the trial it was shown that a similar car was sold in Europe with the reinforcements that would have protected Ziemer. The jury awarded $3.5 million for Ziemer's loss of enjoyment of life and pain and suffering; $4.2 million for future care and medical costs; $1.2 million in lost wages; $2.5 million for his wife and $1 million for each of his children.
William Ziemer, 45 was involved in an accident when the driver of other car crossed the central line of the road and crashed into his the car. The front driver's side of each car impacted and Ziemer sustained permanent brain damage as well as extensive and severe lower extremity injury. Today he is unable to walk, and has the mentality of a child.
Ziemer's attorney claimed the car was defective, due to its lack of crashworthiness, and design elements that allowed unreasonable intrusion into the driver compartment causing the catastrophic injuries which resulted in permanent brain damage to Ziemer. The accident could have been much less severe if the 1995 Nissan Maxima was properly reinforced.
At the trial it was shown that a similar car was sold in Europe with the reinforcements that would have protected Ziemer. The jury awarded $3.5 million for Ziemer's loss of enjoyment of life and pain and suffering; $4.2 million for future care and medical costs; $1.2 million in lost wages; $2.5 million for his wife and $1 million for each of his children.
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