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Phila. Judge Rejects Challenge to $977M Defective Seatbelt Verdict, Adds $33.4M in Delay Damages

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“Mitsubishi Motors respectfully disagrees with the trial court’s decision to uphold the verdict and intends to appeal to the Superior Court of Pennsylvania,” counsel for the defendant said in a statement.

April 30, 2024 at 04:12 PM

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What You Need to Know

  • A Philadelphia judge rejected Mitsubishi’s challenge to a $977 million defective seatbelt verdict.
  • The judge also granted the plaintiffs’ motion $33.4 million in delay damages, molding the total verdict to $1.01 billion.
  • The defendants said they will be appealing the ruling.

A Philadelphia judge rejected Mitsubishi’s challenge to a $977 million defective seatbelt verdict, instead granting the plaintiffs’ motion for $33.4 million in delay damages.

In a 13-page opinion docketed Tuesday, Judge Sierra Thomas Street of the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas declined to grant a new trial or any other relief to Mitsubishi Motors North America Inc. on what was the court’s largest verdict of 2023.

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