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Suzuki found not liable in ATV crash

A jury recently found Suzuki was not liable for a 2007 ATV crash in Dolata v. Suzuki Motor, an Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, case.

In the suit, the plaintiffs alleged that the 2004 Suzuki QuadSport involved in the crash had a design flaw, allowing the throttle to jam in the accelerated position, however the jury found that was not true, reported The Legal Intelligencer. In the original claim, the plaintiffs has also claimed that the ATV had a high center of gravity with no rollover driver retention, but the plaintiff’s crashworthiness theory was thrown out before the trial began.

Defense attorney Clem C. Trischler of Pietragallo Gordon Alfano Bosick & Raspanti said that evidence showed debris in the throttle did not cause the crash, so the jury came to the right conclusion, he added. The plaintiff’s attorney James Waldenberger of Kline & Specter said there were not plans to appeal.

To read more about the verdict from The Legal Intelligencer, click here.

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  1. “The ATV had a high center of gravity with no rollover driver retention”…wait what? You couldn’t tell this before you purchased (or operated) the ATV? That’s most likely what Suzuki’s lawyers said to the plaintiff’s lawyers who advised the plaintiff not to go there.

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