Paul walker's kid suing Porsche

[Bubba1]

http://www.msn.com/en-us/movies/news/ac ... &ocid=iehp

This one irked me a little bit as it reeks of an attempted money grab. It seems wrong to blame Porsche for building the car rather than the idiot driver/owner of the car who drove recklessly on a public road while showing off in a ground effects car, on cold, expired* tires, who actually caused the fatal accident. Oh that's right, Porsche has a lot more money than Rodas.

* tires were 10 yrs old, Porsche's owner manual warns to replace them after 4 yrs due to deterioration of grip. it appears Rodas ignored it as the tires are insanely expensive. And only a fool with a death wish drops the hammer on cold tires.

I suspect the lawsuit will get dismissed, but here's an example of lawyers making a tragedy worse.

[RicerX]

I am a Paul Walker fan and I hate that he passed away. Just gotta toss that out there. I love the F&F movies regardless of how others feel about them - they were great fun for me.

That being said, this lawsuit is dumb. What I hate is that his daughter just may be too naïve and in pain over the loss of her father to understand the reality of the matter, and she's likely being taken advantage of by some ambulance-chasing lawyer that's sniffing out her trust fund.

I really hate the situation, but you nailed it Joel - the car wasn't properly maintained per Porsche's recommendations laid out in the owner's manual of the car, and that's exactly what their lawyers are going to use as a defense. The car is a limited production vehicle, which means its not subject to the safety standards that volume production cars are held to, and those laws will also serve to protect Porsche here.

I'd bet my car this gets dismissed at the first hearing.

[darylzero]

That being said, this lawsuit is dumb. What I hate is that his daughter just may be too naïve and in pain over the loss of her father to understand the reality of the matter, and she's likely being taken advantage of by some ambulance-chasing lawyer that's sniffing out her trust fund.

This is exactly what is happening.

[OriginalWheelman]

The lawsuit claims that Porsche could have installed safety feature that would have made Walker's injuries less severe. They are saying his injuries prevented him from exiting the vehicle after the crash, and that he would have lived if they had done some thing else. I still think it's s***. The suit basically says because Porsche didn't install every single possible safety feature they are at fault... It's not a f*** Focus, no one bought that car for it's safety features.

[Bubba1]

The lawsuit claims that Porsche could have installed safety feature that would have made Walker's injuries less severe. They are saying his injuries prevented him from exiting the vehicle after the crash, and that he would have lived if they had done some thing else. I still think it's bullsh*t. The suit basically says because Porsche didn't install every single possible safety feature they are at fault... It's not a f**king Focus, no one bought that car for it's safety features.

I agree, BS. What I think Walker's lawyers fail to grasp is that to be sold new in this country, the CGT had already passed federal crash tests. unfortunately for Mssr's Walker and Rodas, those crash worthy requirements were established at considerably slower speeds than what they were driving when they died. At the end of the day, it wasn't the car design that killed Walker, it was the nut behind the wheel.

[Desert Rat]

Gold digging. Nothing more.

[OriginalWheelman]

The only way I see a reasonable case is if they can prove conclusively that; there was a safety defect, that Porsche knew, and that Porsche was complacent and allowed said part to be used. Otherwise, it's superfluous. They'd have a better case saying Porsche sold a car that encouraged excessive speeds. I'd agree with that.