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Hyundai told to pay $14m in airbag verdict | Hyundai told to pay $14m in airbag verdict |
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A US jury has said Hyundai Motor must pay $14m (£9m) in damages to the family of a man who suffered traumatic brain injury after side airbags in a Hyundai car he was driving failed to deploy. | A US jury has said Hyundai Motor must pay $14m (£9m) in damages to the family of a man who suffered traumatic brain injury after side airbags in a Hyundai car he was driving failed to deploy. |
Zachary Duncan's attorneys said the airbags did not deploy because Hyundai put the sensors in the wrong location. | Zachary Duncan's attorneys said the airbags did not deploy because Hyundai put the sensors in the wrong location. |
The crash happened in 2010 and Mr Duncan was driving a Hyundai Tiburon. | The crash happened in 2010 and Mr Duncan was driving a Hyundai Tiburon. |
South Korea's Hyundai has said that it disagrees with the verdict and it plans to appeal against the decision. | South Korea's Hyundai has said that it disagrees with the verdict and it plans to appeal against the decision. |
"This is an important victory for our client and for public safety," Mr Duncan's lawyer, Ari Casper, was quoted as saying by the Reuters news agency. | "This is an important victory for our client and for public safety," Mr Duncan's lawyer, Ari Casper, was quoted as saying by the Reuters news agency. |
"Hopefully, this will cause automobile manufacturers to really make sure they're putting safe vehicles on the road." | "Hopefully, this will cause automobile manufacturers to really make sure they're putting safe vehicles on the road." |
However, Hyundai said that the airbag system met federal safety standards, and that it had been thoroughly tested and found to be safe. | However, Hyundai said that the airbag system met federal safety standards, and that it had been thoroughly tested and found to be safe. |
Industry watchers said the incident appeared to be isolated and therefore was not likely to damage Hyundai's reputation. | |
"America is famously litigious," noted Derryn Wong, editor-in-chief at Top Gear magazine in Singapore. "(Hyundai) really do make rather safe cars." | |
However, Mr Wong said there was a possibility the company would issue a recall. "They might take steps to assuage the public," he said. | |
The US is the second largest market globally for Hyundai after China. |
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