Honda Fit Roof Lawsuit

A federal lawsuit accuses state farm auto insurance of forcing john eagle collision center in dallas texas to cut costs by using a dangerous untested adhesive to replace a hail damaged steel roof.

Honda fit roof lawsuit.

A collision repair deviating from honda repair procedures and absence of a fuel tank cover led to a texas couple being trapped inside a burning 2010 fit a lawsuit demanding more than 1 million. The lawsuit contended that the force of the collision caused the honda fit s improperly repaired roof to buckle which set off a chain reaction the car s safety cage collapsed and the fuel tank. Ford gt engineer and plaintiff consultant neil hannemann wrote that in his expert opinion the failure of the roof of the seebachans 2010 honda fit during a crash compromised the overall structure. The complaint blames the defective car repair for crushing and burning the owners of a used 2010 honda fit when their car was struck in an accident.

John eagle collision center accused in fraudulent auto repair case of using glue to paste a new roof on to a honda fit rather than welding it as required by honda. The seebachans had bought the used 2010 honda fit four months before the crash. 2 a texas jury found that john eagle collision center s improper repair was liable for the severity of the crash of a 2010 honda fit awarding the injured couple 42 million in damages but assigning 25 percent blame to the driver of the other vehicle a 2010 toyota tundra leaving the shop responsible for 75 percent of the couple s injuries and. Written by ed attanasio.

Couple awarded 42 million for crash injuries after body shop glues on replacement roof the body shop claims the insurance company bullied them into performing a cheaper repair. They later discovered that its metal roof had. Couple injured in honda fit case awarded 31 5 m from shop tracy firm resumes state farm lawsuit. The lawsuits claim the repair work made the car structurally unsound.