The Ford Pinto Case THEFORDPINTOCASE: THE VALUATION OF LIFE AS IT APPLIES TO THE NEGLIGENCE-EFFICIENCY ARGUMENT Christopher Leggett Law & Valuation Professor Palmiter Spring‚ 1999 Abstract Text of Paper --- Abstract Thecasesinvolving the explosion ofFordPinto’s due to a defective fuel system de...
Decades later, the Pinto would receive a partial redemption. In 1990, Gary T. Schwartz, a professor at the UCLA School of Law, published a paper titled "The Myth of the Ford Pinto Case," which used facts and data to show that the Pinto was no more unsafe than other subcompact cars a...
Sadly, Ford stonewalled in a number of lawsuits all the way to federal court, which severely tarnished its public image, even if Pinto sales didn't seem to suffer much. What really put Pinto out to pasture after 1980 was not bad publicity but relative lack of change -- and the adve...
Decades later, the Pinto would receive a partial redemption. In 1990, Gary T. Schwartz, a professor at the UCLA School of Law, published a paper titled "The Myth of the Ford Pinto Case," which used facts and data to show that the Pinto was no more unsafe than other subcompact cars a...
William Maakestad, an attorney and half-brother of the Elkhart, Indiana prosecutor in the FordPinto case, actively participated in the prosecution's n65n65 Eg, S. Kadish & M. Paulsen, CriminalLaw and Its Proce...
“Ford hasn’t done a written cost-benefit analysis since that experience in the Pinto case. But you don’t have to put it in writing. The math is real simple. You can do it in your head or you can verbalize it.” “They made 5.2 million of these trucks. When they first designed...
Kind of a Pinto on steroids. It provided everything the Pinto didn’t. The gauges are aftermarket, but I believe the clock/console was an option. For the record, Ford wasn’t the 1st to use the Maverick name. In the early 60s, Willys offered a “Maverick” wagon, in honor of the ...
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Ford’s subcompact Escort hit North American showrooms as a 1981 model under the guise of a “World Car,” since Ford developed it to replace both its European Escort and the North American Pinto. This model’s importance is hard to overestimate. Debuting at the he...
Driving without a car insurance is not only against the law, but it can also cost you a lot financially if you happen to get your car crashed and if unfortunately, you are at accidents fault. If you are someone who’s tired of paying too much for an auto insurance but still don’t ...