What Are The Reasons Some Personal Injury Cases Get Huge Damages Awards?
Why do some personal-injury cases yield huge awards? They aren't jackpots, explains Oakland attorney Andrew Dósa—large awards usually reflect egregious conduct. In the famous hot-coffee case, the company had settled hundreds of prior burn claims, showing a pattern. In the Ford Pinto case, evidence showed the maker calculated it was cheaper to pay death claims than add a twelve-dollar part.
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Answered by Andrew Dósa · Oakland, CA
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Why do some injury cases yield huge awards?
They aren't jackpots—large awards usually reflect egregious conduct rather than a lucky plaintiff.
What's the fuller story behind the hot-coffee case?
The company had settled hundreds of prior burn claims, showing a pattern of known harm that the headlines leave out.
What does the Pinto case illustrate?
Evidence showed the maker calculated it was cheaper to pay death claims than add a twelve-dollar part—a stark example of knowingly accepting harm, which is what big awards target.
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