Recently, a Texas jury ordered Audi to pay $124.5 million to an 11-year-old boy who was left brain damaged, partially paralyzed and blinded in his right eye in a 2012 rear-end collision. The verdict is in response to Audi equipping their 2005 Audi A4 with a seat back that was too weak to withstand a rear-end crash.
Audi Ordered to Pay $124.5 Million for Seat-Back Failure
Automaker Fined $70 Million For Failing To Report Death and Injury Complaints
Earlier this month, the Obama Administration announced a $70 million fine against automaker Honda. The fine--the largest civil penalty levied against an automaker--is in response to Honda's failure to report to regulators death and injury complaints for over a decade between 2003 and 2014.
