Man is Awarded $55.3 Million in Case Against Honda Motor Company

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A man named Carlos Martinez from Pennsylvania has just been awarded a record-setting verdict in a trial against the Honda Motor Company. Mr. Martinez was involved in a car accident in which his 1999 Honda Acura Integra rolled over. Although he had been wearing his seatbelt at the time of the accident, this did not prevent him from severely impacting his head on the roof of his vehicle.

Honda claimed that there was no vehicle-based defect. During the trial, however, evidence was introduced proving that Honda had performed crash safety tests and had found that their seatbelts did not prevent those wearing them from hitting their heads on the roofs of their cars in the event that the cars rolled over. Yet, they did nothing to try and fix this defect.

Prior to his accident, Mr. Martinez, a married man and father of four children, used to work in construction. The accident has permanently and severely injured him, however, leaving him in a quadriplegic state. The victim was awarded $25 million for noneconomic damages sustained, such as pain and suffering. He was also awarded $14.6 million for his future medical expenses, $15 million for his wife’s loss of consortium, and $720,000 for his loss of earnings.

The Honda Motor Company stated after the decision that it would appeal the jury verdict.