Ford Motor Shares of Co. slip about 6% in trading Monday morning, following news of a $1.7 billion jury verdict regarding a fatal rollover accident in one of America’s older heavy-duty trucks. the firm.
A Georgia jury on Friday ruled after a three-week trial, determining punitive damages should be imposed on Ford for selling 5.2 million Super Duty trucks, which plaintiffs’ attorneys disputed have a dangerously weak roof prone to collapse in moving breakdown.
