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'''''Grimshaw v. Ford Motor Co.''''' was a tort case decided in the state of California. This was a famous case in the 1970s; it involves a design defect of Ford Pinto. | '''''Grimshaw v. Ford Motor Co.''''' was a tort case decided in the state of California. This was a famous case in the 1970s; it involves a design defect of Ford Pinto. | ||
The jury awarded the plaintiffs over $100 million in 1981 for punitive damages. | The jury awarded the plaintiffs over $100 million in 1981 for punitive damages. | ||
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Grimshaw v. Ford Motor Co. was a tort case decided in the state of California. This was a famous case in the 1970s; it involves a design defect of Ford Pinto.
The jury awarded the plaintiffs over $100 million in 1981 for punitive damages.