Porsche not liable for Paul Walker's death, says judge

[Giller]

If a company makes a faulty product, they are liable for any damages it causes. History is rife with poorly made products that have caused injury and death. Those companies have been fined and sued.
Now, did Porsche make an unsafe product? I don't know, I'm not a lawyer....but it certainly is possible that Porsche is partially responsible due to manufacturer negligence.

[coreseller]

Originally Posted by Giller

If a company makes a faulty product, they are liable for any damages it causes. History is rife with poorly made products that have caused injury and death. Those companies have been fined and sued.
Now, did Porsche make an unsafe product? I don't know, I'm not a lawyer....but it certainly is possible that Porsche is partially responsible due to manufacturer negligence.

The CGT has always been known to be unforgiving at the limits, it's nearly 1/2 million dollar entry price hopefully negated the uninitiated.......not always though.

The car in question had 6 year old tires, the lawyer involved also was suspect in several regards to a degree. We will see.

[The Radium King]

Originally Posted by Giller

If a company makes a faulty product, they are liable for any damages it causes. History is rife with poorly made products that have caused injury and death. Those companies have been fined and sued.
Now, did Porsche make an unsafe product? I don't know, I'm not a lawyer....but it certainly is possible that Porsche is partially responsible due to manufacturer negligence.

i would hesitate to use the terms 'unsafe' and 'faulty' interchangeably. if i aim a gun at someone that is unsafe. if, when fired, the gun explodes in my face instead of doing what it is supposed to, then it is faulty.

some things are inherently unsafe; alcohol, tobacco, firearms. you can still buy them. nothing wrong with making and selling an unsafe product. a 600 hp missile made of carbon fibres and glue would be presumed to be relatively unsafe. it's not like porsche marketed the car based on its safety features.

was it faulty? it's not like a pinto, bursting into flame the moment the rear bumper gets tapped. if the best they have is that the brake lines ruptured and the seat belt was difficult to operate, realise the damn thing had a tree pretty much pass right through it due to driver error.