Case Result

$56M

Product Liability, Wrongful Death

2023
Decatur, GA

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Case Details

Product liability and wrongful death case brought against the manufacturer of a defective seatbelt. Initial bench verdict of $127 million was settled while on appeal for $56 million. Case involved Micah Andrews, who died from a fatal skull fracture when his seatbelt spooled out 20 inches in a collision.

Additional Notes

Initial bench verdict of $127 million (including $27 million compensatory and $100 million punitive damages) in October 2021 / January 2022. Settled for $56 million while on appeal. Autoliv was found to have designed, manufactured, and sold the defective seatbelt and knew about defects since 2002. Autoliv paid $14 million to the State of Georgia from punitive damages.

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