Ford Settles Billion-dollar Georgia Lawsuits Over Fatal Wrecks

Tuesday, September 16th, 2025

Ford Motor Co. has settled two lawsuits in Georgia that elicited record-setting, billion-dollar jury verdicts, ending more than a decade of litigation about the roof strength of its Super Duty trucks.

The company was found liable in the deaths of two Georgia couples and ordered to pay $1.7 billion and $2.5 billion, respectively, to their families. Both cases were still being litigated.

Read More at The Atlanta Journal Constituion.

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Ford Settles Billion-dollar Georgia Lawsuits Over Fatal Wrecks

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