Now if you want to hear a frivolous car-related lawsuit, read about the one where the family of someone who died in a car accident sued Ford because her late-80s Escort did not have airbags, and they guessed that an airbag would have saved her life. They claimed that, despite the fact that the car met all safety standards, Ford was negligent since they had the capability to install airbags and did not do so.
I believe the family won (which is insane), but was thankfully turned down by a higher court. It's totally ridiculous to think a manufacturer should be legally held to standards that do not exist. And think of how much a Hyundai would cost if it had to have all the safety equipment of a $150k Mercedes.
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