Superior Court Clarifies Crashworthiness Doctrine and Provides Key Jury‑Instruction Guidance

May 1, 2026

Amagasu v. Fred Beans Family of Dealerships, et al., 2025 WL 3708201 (Pa. Super. Unpub. Dec. 22, 2025). In the much-publicized Amagasu case, a jury returned a verdict of nearly a billion dollars to a plaintiff who was paralyzed in a rollover car accident. On appeal, the Superior Court vacated the award and remanded for a new trial stating that the trial court did not properly charge the jury on crashworthiness principles….
By: Marshall Dennehey

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