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Thorsnes Bartolotta McGuire: Dax Pierson Awarded Over $18,000,000 in Ford Van Rollover Case

Posted on: Friday, 29 May 2009, 08:00 CDT

SAN DIEGO, May 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Dax Pierson, the keyboardist and vocalist for the rock band Subtle was awarded $18,325,000.00 by a San Francisco Federal Court jury after being rendered a quadraplegic when the Ford E350 fifteen passenger Econoline van he was riding in rolled over. Jurors found Ford 100% at fault when the seat latching mechanism failed causing his head to slam into the roof when the van skidded off an icy road in Iowa. The rental company had previously settled for $5,000,000 to avoid trial.

Pierson suffered a fractured spine and was paralyzed.

"Getting Dax the care he needs for life was our goal and the earlier settlement and today's verdict takes care of him and his family," said San Diego attorney Kevin F. Quinn of Thorsnes Bartolotta McGuire. Quinn was the lead trial counsel on the case along with firms from Texas and San Francisco.

Pierson was on the first big tour with his band Subtle, and had recently received recognition from Rolling Stone Magazine. He and the band had already backed mega stars like Beck on recent albums. As a composer, keyboardist and vocalist Dax had begun to score movies, notably four songs for the film "Dark Heart."

"What started as a national tour for Dax and his band Subtle has turned to a tour of a different sort as Dax struggles each day with his injuries," said Kevin Quinn. "The problem clearly was the poorly designed seat latch. Had that not failed Dax would be touring with his band today."

At trial Ford denied negligence asserting that the accident was the driver's fault.

SOURCE Thorsnes Bartolotta McGuire

Source: PR Newswire

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