Don't you guys have lawyers who will do it at no charge if you lose, but take 30%-40% if you win? Of course they only take cases they think are winners.
Remember the Ford Pinto? At low speed crashes, the cars could catch fire and kill or seriously injure the passengers. The cost to fix the cars before they were sold was about $15 per car. By not doing so, Ford saved $20 million dollars. They knew that the drivers and passengers, if a low speed crash occurred, would be significantly burned or die in the resulting fire. It was cheaper to pay settlements or to lose lawsuits.
Grimshaw v. Ford Motor Co.
"There was ample evidence to support a finding of malice and Ford's responsibility for malice. Through the results of the crash tests Ford knew that the Pinto's fuel tank and rear structure would expose consumers to serious injury or death in a 20- to 30-mile-per-hour collision. There was evidence that Ford could have corrected the hazardous design defects at minimal cost but decided to defer correction of the shortcomings by engaging in a cost-benefit analysis balancing human lives and limbs against corporate profits. Ford's institutional mentality was shown to be one of callous indifference to public safety.
There was substantial evidence that Ford's conduct constituted "conscious disregard" of the probability of injury to members of the consuming public...There is substantial evidence that management was aware of the crash tests showing the vulnerability of the Pinto's fuel tank to rupture at low speed rear impacts with consequent significant risk of injury or death of the occupants by fire."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grimshaw_v._Ford_Motor_Co.
When I read one of the appellate cases in law school, I was shocked and horrified.
but I can tell you from experience when you have a nice sports car in this country... as we did with the Maserati.. every clown want to race you.... and I do not want any childish idiot putting my life at risk because of the style of my car...
