Paul Walker: Late Actor's Daughter Files Lawsuit Against Porsche for Wrongful Death

[DarkStar]

[Perfectlap]

The quote here is that speed killed him. But according to the M.E. it was getting roasted alive, and not the speed of the impact.

Also, let's remember that Walker was the passenger, legally he wasn't the one who put the pedal to the metal. So it's quiet a different case from the case filed by the family of the driver. It wasn't Walker's fault that he was laying flat atop of the heap of the burning Porsche rubble trapped by his seat belt.

Originally Posted by DarkStar

[papasmurf]

have had some sort of stability system installed and that the lack thereof is a major contributing factor to the crash, those same people would complain when a stability system is installed and the manufacturer gives the end user the ability to switch it on/off. ex: (Crash happened because manufactuer made the stability system able to be turned on /off...instead of blaming the driver.) That is it in a nutshell...the driver (and passenger) though deceased take no responsibility for their actions and their families by perpetuating these lawsuits continue that legacy.

[DarkStar]

Speed and loss of control due to the speed caused the wreck. Not saying it wouldn't happen driving 40mph on city streets. But less likely regardless.

Originally Posted by Perfectlap

The quote here is that speed killed him. But according to the M.E. it was getting roasted alive, and not the speed of the impact.

Also, let's remember that Walker was the passenger, legally he wasn't the one who put the pedal to the metal. So it's quiet a different case from the case filed by the family of the driver. It wasn't Walker's fault that he was laying flat atop of the heap of the burning Porsche rubble trapped by his seat belt.

[Perfectlap]

Originally Posted by DarkStar

Speed and loss of control due to the speed caused the wreck. Not saying it wouldn't happen driving 40mph on city streets. But less likely regardless.

Actually those are the same thing. And as I said before, Walker's case is quiet different than Rodas'. He is not responsible for the decision making of Rodas. Neither do Rodas' decisions/errors absolve Porsche in a wrongful death case based on design defect, which is essentially the case that Walker's daughter has brought.
The jury will likely have to weigh the comparative negligence of RODAS as well as that of Porsche, in determining to what extent Porsche's decision making in the seatbelt design, fuel lines and stability control were a factor in Walker's death. People think that Walker was completely liable for all his injuries simply because he got in the car, but the law doesn't work that way. If he were the driver there was a time where "contributory negligence" might have negated all his daughter's claims but those days are past and again, he was the passenger and not the driver. When another passenger, Corey Rudl, died in this car the case settled for $4 million, with the widow also receiving damages from the driver's estate. But Walker's daughter is not obligated to bring suit against Rodas.