The Estate of Mayling Semidey v. Ford Motor Company
On March 11, 2000, Mayling Semidey was killed in a low-speed accident in her 1996 Ford Taurus. We filed suit on behalf of the Estate for the benefit of her 3 year old son. It was alleged that the airbag killed Ms. Semidey when it deployed, and that the airbag should not have been designed to deploy in such a low-speed accident where it was not needed. This matter was tried to verdict on November 12, 2003, with the jury finding Ford liable for the death of Mayling Semidey, and awarding $3.3 million dollars to her Estate.