July 27, 2023
Autoliv Inc., the maker of Mazda vehicle seat belts, on Thursday shelled out $56 million to settle a Georgia woman's suit claiming her husband died in a car accident as a result of Autoliv's defective seat belt, according to an announcement from the woman's attorneys.
January 03, 2023
A Georgia federal judge has denied a Georgia widow's attempt to get an additional $21 million in damages, attorney fees and litigation costs from an auto parts maker already on the hook for more than $118 million, finding the company's defenses in the product liability case were not frivolous.
October 03, 2022
Seatbelt manufacturer Autoliv Japan Ltd. will have to pay $4.7 million in prejudgment interest on top of a $113 million award from a Georgia federal judge who found the company liable for a driver's death in a 2013 crash.
September 07, 2022
An auto parts maker on the hook for $113.5 million in a Georgia widow's product liability and wrongful death case told an Atlanta federal judge Wednesday that the woman's request for an additional $21 million in damages, attorney fees and litigation costs is unsupported by evidence required under state law.
August 22, 2022
A Georgia woman says years of "frivolous" defenses by a seat belt manufacturer that tried to shift blame in a wrongful death suit merit tacking on $10 million for suffering and legal fees to a punitive damages award of $100 million against the manufacturer.
January 31, 2022
A seat belt manufacturer subject to pay a $100 million punitive damage award for the death of a motorist asked a Georgia federal court to reconsider the penalty, arguing the award is excessive and that Georgia law only authorizes punitive damages after proving the defendant's actions show willful misconduct.
March 19, 2018
The Eleventh Circuit reinstated part of a lawsuit against seat belt manufacturer Autoliv Japan Ltd. on Friday, ruling Georgia law doesn't exempt the company from liability for the death of a driver whose family claims that his seat belt failed when he ran off the highway and crashed.