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Steering Column Strikes Driver/Defective Vehicle Structure

In Estate of Rauch v. Honda, Honda agreed to a confidential settlement of a case involving a Honda Acura Integra, An oncoming motorist operating her vehicle on the wrong side of the road at 35 mph struck the Integra in an offset frontal collision, causing the front structure to give way and the steering column to intrude into the survivor space. The steering column struck the driver of the Integra in the chest, causing a cervical fracture which caused his death. Plaintiff claimed that the intrusion of the steering column was excessive.

Other Automobile Accident Verdicts:

• Defective SUVs/Vans and Tires
• Defective SUV Rollover
• Defective SUV Rollover/Seat Belt/Defective Door Latch
• Defective Vehicle Door Latch/SUV Rollover
• Defective Vehicle Steering Column
• Defective Seat Belt/Pharmacy Malpractice
• Steering Column Strikes Driver/Defective Vehicle Structure
• Defective Product/Vehicle Design/Crashworthiness
• Seat Belt Unlatches During Accident