Bodiford Law Group Recent Settlements and Verdicts

December 10, 2017

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Bodiford Law Group Recent Settlements and Verdicts

e Bodiford Law Group have successfully represented

injury victims

throughout the United States including

Florida,

Nevada,

Ohio, Tennessee and California in cases ranging from

defective tire accidents to slip

and fall

cases at major Orlando theme parks. T

he firm has

continued to

work on a

number of cases in the area of products

liability in

both

auto and non-auto

situations.

SOME OF

OUR

RECENT CASE

RESULTS

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Case Results

Toyota Sequoia Rollover Accident Results in Paralysis

Four members of a family were traveling on a major California interstate when the driver lost control due to a defective Electronic Stability Control system or ESC, which is specifically designed to prevent rollover accidents. The Bodiford Law Group represented all members of the family. Their injuries ranged from a crushed hand to paralysis. Defective ESC cases are extremely difficult to prove but at mediation Mr. Bodiford was able to obtain a significant confidential settlement for all members of the family including funds to insure the paralyzed victims medical requirements will be taken care of for life.

Michelin Tire De-treads Causing Severe Neck Injury

Our client was at work driving a tow truck in Northeast Florida when the tire on his vehicle de-treaded at high speed

causing a serious accident. The driver was seriously injured and had to undergo a anterior cervical fusion surgery

where they had to fuse part of his spine by entering through his neck . Our client has been unable to return to work

since the accident. Mr. Bodiford reached a confidential settlement with the tire manufacturer for his injury, lost

work, as well as his pain and suffering.

2015 Case Results 2003 BMW 325I Wrongful Airbag Deployment

On February 2, 2015, a 12 year old boy was the front belted passenger of

the 2003

BMW

325I driven by his mother. They got into a fender bender

when another car improperly merged into their lane, which caused the front

right of the BMW and the driver’s side door of the other car to strike each

other. This resulted in only minor damage, a “fender bender”; however, the

injuries sustained weren’t minor at all, in fact, they were severe. During the

collision, the front passenger airbag system in the BMW 325I failed to perform

roperly and upon impact, the airbag violently deployed and powerfully struck

the young boy’s face with excessive force causing severe, traumatic and

permanent injuries to his eyes and face. As a result of these injuries, the boy

nded up having to have his eye removed. Mr. Bodiford was able to reach a

settlement with BMW, providing compensation to ensure the young boy will

receive proper medical treatment.

2008 Honda Accord Seatbelt and Airbag failure

Our client was the passenger in a 2008 Honda Accord that was being driven by

her son when they got into a head on collision with another vehicle. Our client

was properly belted at the time of this collision. Nevertheless, the seatbelt

completely failed to restrain her nor did the airbag deploy, leaving our client

completely unprotected in this accident. These failures caused her to violently

hit the dashboard and A pillar of the car frame. As a result, our client was

severely injured in multiple areas of her body and had to undergo several

correcting surgeries. The parties reached a settlement with Honda.

Ford Expedition / Cooper Tire Tread Separation

On December 5, 2010, our client was an occupant in a 1999 Ford Expedition

XLT. Suddenly and without warning,

the tread of one of their tires, Cooper

Tire’s Futura tire, separated, detached and violently flew off the vehicle. As

a direct result of the tire tread separation, our client sustained incapacitating

injuries which ultimately lead to her

death. The defective condition of the tire

was unreasonably dangerous, unfit and unsafe for its intended uses and

purposes, and therefore led to the unfortunate damages, injuries and death

to our client. Mr. Bodiford reached a

settlement with Cooper Tire which will

provide compensation for the children and husband our client left behind.

Chevy Trailblazer Wrongful Death from Rollover

On July 25, 2011, three occupants (two of which were children under the age of 13) of a 2005 Chevrolet Trailblazer

were catastrophically injured when the vehicle rolled over 2 ½ times, until finally coming to a rest on its roof.

The vehicle was designed, manufactured and assembled without basic corrective actions, and its structure and

design resulted in a vehicle with an unreasonably dangerous propensity to oversteer and rollover. This accident

involved roadway re-entry, which is one of the accident scenarios ESC systems are specifically designed to

prevent.

Despite evidence that all three of the referenced passengers were wearing their seat belts, both the youngest

passenger and driver were ejected and sustained multiple blunt force injuries from which they died, and the other

passenger was airlifted to the hospital, where it was determined they had sustained life changing, catastrophic

injuries. Mr. Bodiford reached a settlement with General Motors to help with the fin

ancial needs of the children the

driver left behind.

Chinese Tire Tread Separation - Serious Injury

On June 25, 2010our client was operating a 2002 Ford Van on I-75

when suddenly and without warning, the left

rear tire failed and the

tread separated, causing the vehicle to be uncontrollable and overturn

several times. Our

client suffered a rotator cuff injury, which led to

surgery and him being unable to return to work as a carpenter.

During

the litigation of this case, Mr. Bodiford found these Chinese defective

tires to be at fault for hundreds of

accidents across the country. The

materials used in these tires in China are substandard and unreasonab

dangerous. These brand new defective tires from China had just been

bought by our client weeks before the

accident. Mr. Bodiford reached

a settlement to help our client with his medical bills and lost wages.

2014 Results

BMW

Airbag Causes Blindness - Confidential Settlement

Our client was a passenger in a 300 series

BMW

when a minor collision

occurred in West Palm Beach, when the

driver of the BMW rear-ended the

vehicle in front of her. The passenger side airbag deployed with tremendous

force and hit the passenger in the

ce. As a result of the blunt force trauma,

caused by the air bag, the

passenger’

s eye was ruptured and it had to be removed. This loss of sight

in one eye caused the passenger to not be able to

work and to incur large

medical bills. Our client and BMW settled this claim at mediation for a

confidential amount.

Airbag in Mitsubishi Eclipse Cause

Serious Facial Damage

Our client was a passenger in a 2000 Mitsubishi Eclipse in Tennessee,

when the driver rear-ended the car in front

of him resulting in minor damage

to the front of the car. Despite that, the passenger side air bag deployed

forcefully knocking the sun visor off of its

holder and into the face of our client, causing horrible injuries to her face,

nose and mouth. Several teeth were

knocked out and she suffered a broken palate. In the future she is going to

need root canals on several other

teeth. The parties reached a confidential settlement. This case was very similar

to one the Mr. Bodiford did in

2013 when another young lady was injured when her passenger side air bag in her

2003 Eclipse deployed

knocking the visor into her face. The parties reached a confidential settlement in that case

as well.

Isuzu Rodeo

Roof Crush - Confidential Settlement

Mr. Bodiford represented a 40 year old man who was a passenger in a 1997 Isuzu Rodeo which rolled over and as

a result the roof crushed therefore causing spinal cord damage rendering the passenger a quadriplegic. The Isuzu

Rodeo has had a long history of problems with its roof structure due to the fact that it is made out of inadequate

materials. The parties reached a confidential settlement amount which will insure that the client has payments

every month for the rest of his life to take care of his medical bills and living expenses as he will not be able to

return to work.

Wrongful Death from Buick Lucerne

Airbag Failure

An elderly gentleman was driving his 2006 Buick Lucerne on I-95 in Daytona Beach, Florida when a truck forced

him off the road and into the guardrail at high speed. Despite the fact, the air bag in the Buick Lucerne failed to

deploy resulting in the driver hitting his head on the steering wheel which resulted in a sub dermal hematoma that

caused his death the next day. A lawsuit was filed against General Motors stating that had the airbag deployed the

driver would not have died as the airbag would have protected his head. The parties reached a confidential

settlement agreement providing compensation to his wife who had a very close, long term, loving relationship with

the gentleman who died.

Spinal Cord Damage Resulting from

Tire Tread Separation

A gentleman who was driving a Ford Explorer on the Pennsylvania Turnpike near Philadelphia when the Goodyear

tire on the vehicle suffered a tread separation resulting in the rollover of the Ford Explorer. As a result of this the

driver, who was represented by Mr. Bodiford, had a major surgery called an anterior cervical fusion, whereby the

surgeon makes an incision in the front of the neck to repair spinal cord damage on the back of the neck.

SUV

Rollover on I-95 - Confidential Settlement Reached

The family was traveling from New York to Florida in their General Motors 2005 Trail Blazer, SUV when the driver

made a sudden steering maneuver. The SUV rolled over on the pavement resulting in the death of the driver. He

left six children who now did not have his support or services. The accident happened on I-95 in South Carolina. A

confidential settlement was reached at mediation that provided for his children, two of whom were minors.

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Results

Industrial Accident- Man killed by pig feeding machine

We represented the family of an employee at a farm in Idaho who was killed

while cleaning a pig feeding machine.

A hose got entangled in the spinning

blades of the machine, dragging him in. We argued that there should have

been a guard to prevent him from falling into the machine. There was also

no automatic shutoff when the top was

open and no warning about the

dangers of operating the machine. Attorney Raymond Bodiford sued the

manufacturer, Big Dutchman AG, in Federal Court in Pocatello, Idaho.

We reached a confidential settlement.

2008 Buick Lucerne- Driver killed when airbag failed to deploy

We represented the family of a man who was driving North on Interstate 95

when he was cut off by a semi-truck. His

2008 Buick Lucerne then hit the

guardrail but the airbag failed to deploy. We found that the force of the

accident

was well above the threshold

required to deploy the airbag, yet the airbag did not activate to protect the

victim, who

later died at Florida Hospital

in Daytona Beach. His fatal injuries included a subdural-hematoma.

Attorney Ray

Bodiford filed a wrongful death

claim against General Motors and we reached a confidential

settlement.

Defective product- Man electrocuted while using poorly designed fruit picker

A man was fatally electrocuted while picking avocados in his backyard in Orlando. He was using a fruit picker made

of aluminum, a strong conductor of electricity, which formed a circuit with hidden overhead power lines running

through the avocado tree. Attorney Raymond Bodiford sued the manufacturer of the fruit picker on behalf of the

victim’s family, arguing that an object designed to go high up into trees should never have been made of metal in

light of the common electrocution hazard posed by power lines.

Our expert electrical engineer performed testing which showed that the victim would still be alive had his fruit picker

been made of non-conductive fiberglass or wood. The manufacturer covered the tool in an orange nylon polymer

coating – magnifying the hazard by making it appear and feel to be made of something other than metal. Also, the

fruit picker’s only warning about the danger of electrocution was written in fine print literally too small to read on the

back of a piece of cardboard stuck into the basket. An expert industrial design psychologist was prepared to testify

at trial that this warning was negligent and failed commonly accepted industry standards.

We also filed suit against the power company for failing to maintain the area around the obscured power lines. We

settled with the power company, and later settled with the manufacturer right before trial for a confidential amount.

Rollover- Isuzu Rodeo accident leads to devastating quadriplegic paralysis

We represented a man who was severely injured after his Isuzu Rodeo rolled off the road in Rockingham County,

Virginia. The vehicle was struck in the back by another vehicle causing it to spin and roll over three times. Our

client was belted in the passenger seat when the rollover occurred and he suffered devastating injuries resulting in

C5-C6 level paralysis. After filing suit in Virginia we reached a confidential settlement.

2003 Mitsubishi Eclipse Air Bag Accident –

Unwarranted air bag deployment and Air Bag/Sun visor interaction

We obtained a confidential settlement for our client,

a beautiful young woman whose life changed

forever on

October 14,

2010. Our client was a passenger in her own

car, a Mitsubishi Eclipse

when a minor

collision occurred

with another vehicle in Clark County,

Nevada. The accident was estimated at 5-10 miles per

hour. Despite

the low

speed the airbags deployed. The air bag slammed against the

sun visor striking

our client

and causing her serious

injuries. According

to the manual the air bag should only deploy at speeds above 15 miles

per hour. Clearly, this

design

requirement was not met.

1998 Toyota Tacoma – Runaway Car could not be stopped!
We obtained a confidential settlement for the family of our client after the 1998 Toyota Tacoma suddenly and unexpectedly failed to stop. Our clients were driving on their vehicle in Las Vegas when suddenly they experienced a mechanical problem and Tacoma could not be stopped when the brakes were applied. As a result of the malfunction Our client told his wife to jump out of the vehicle and then he exited the vehicle fearing for their safety. This sudden and unexpected malfunction of the defective vehicle was the reason for our clients traumatic injuries that caused his death a short time later.

2005 Toyota Camry – Negligence of Driver caused passenger serious injuries
We obtained a confidential settlement for our client. The facts show that at approximately 4:15 P.M. on October 06, 2012, our client, our client was a passenger in a 2005 Toyota Camry. The driver was traveling eastbound on Old Dixie Highway in Apopka, Florida, approaching the intersection of Vick Road. The Toyota Camry then veered off the roadway onto the right grass shoulder striking a wooden utility pole, with the right passenger side of the vehicle, continued forward through 75 feet of chain linked fencing, and finally hitting a large tree where the car came to a stop. As a result of this accident and the forces during the impact, our client suffered a right patella fracture, patellar tendon laxity, and chest pain.

Michelin Tire Detreads causing driver serious injuries

We obtained a confidential settlement for

ur client

was

driving his employer’s 1999 Chevy pickup,

traveling on Highway 429

southbound after completing a landscape job for his employer, Meister

Grounds

Maintenance. He was traveling at the posted speed limit of 65

mph when suddenly the left rear tire de-

treaded/failed to maintain tread

and separated causing him to lose control of the truck. Michelin’s tire