Jury Awards $37.6 Million to Dallas Woman Who Sued Honda Over Seat Belt Design After Crash

A Dallas County jury awarded awarded $37.6 million to a woman who was paralyzed in a crash while taking an Uber ride in November 2015.Sarah Milburn, 27, sued Honda in late 2016 after the crash in Uptown Dallas. Her attorneys argued that a poorly designed seat-belt system in the Honda Odyssey she was riding in led to her injuries.Milburn was riding in the third-row middle seat when the Uber driver ran a red light and the van was hit by a pickup truck.The crash left Milburn a quadriplegic, and she has limited use of her arms and hands.  Continue reading...

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