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A settlement of $10.1 million was paid into a trust for Meadow Walker, the daughter of the late Fast&Furious star Paul Walker.
Her lawyer points out that this is just a fraction of what the Hollywood actor would have earned had his life not been tragically ended.
The settlement was made in 2014, but it recently came to public attention. It was reportedly paid from the estate of the late Roger Rodas, the driver of the Porsche Carrera GT in which Paul Walker, a close friend of Rodas, lost his life.
The accident happened on November 20, 2013, as the two friends crashed and the vehicle caught fire and exploded in Santa Clarita, California.
This week, a US District Court judge concluded that Porsche was not to blame for the deadly accident, but this conclusion was drawn in a lawsuit started by Kristine Rodas, the widow of the driver.
Rodas's lawyer has stated that they will appeal the decision. Their initial claim was that the suspension of the Porsche Carrera GT had failed just before the impact, causing Rodas to lose control of the car. Furthermore, Kristine Rodas's lawyer also accused the German company of not including a crash-resistant fuel cell, and the lack of a crash cage.
In response, Porsche's lawyers have showed that there is not evidence to back the claim regarding rear suspension failure, and the legal team of the German carmaker provided proof that the vehicle was both altered with third-party components and was kept in “less-than-ideal conditions.”
The investigation conducted by the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department and California Highway Patrol revealed that the Porsche Carrera GT in which Walker and Rodas lost their lives was being driven at about 94 MPH (151 km/h) when they spun and crashed into a street light.
Meadow Walker's lawyer wants to pursue a different course against Porsche, claiming that his client's father survived the wreck, but burned to death because he could not get out of the vehicle, says the lawyer. According to TMZ, Meadow Walker's attorney will press with her lawsuit against the German brand, which will tackle various design defects in the car.
Her lawyer points out that this is just a fraction of what the Hollywood actor would have earned had his life not been tragically ended.
The settlement was made in 2014, but it recently came to public attention. It was reportedly paid from the estate of the late Roger Rodas, the driver of the Porsche Carrera GT in which Paul Walker, a close friend of Rodas, lost his life.
The accident happened on November 20, 2013, as the two friends crashed and the vehicle caught fire and exploded in Santa Clarita, California.
This week, a US District Court judge concluded that Porsche was not to blame for the deadly accident, but this conclusion was drawn in a lawsuit started by Kristine Rodas, the widow of the driver.
Rodas's lawyer has stated that they will appeal the decision. Their initial claim was that the suspension of the Porsche Carrera GT had failed just before the impact, causing Rodas to lose control of the car. Furthermore, Kristine Rodas's lawyer also accused the German company of not including a crash-resistant fuel cell, and the lack of a crash cage.
In response, Porsche's lawyers have showed that there is not evidence to back the claim regarding rear suspension failure, and the legal team of the German carmaker provided proof that the vehicle was both altered with third-party components and was kept in “less-than-ideal conditions.”
The investigation conducted by the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department and California Highway Patrol revealed that the Porsche Carrera GT in which Walker and Rodas lost their lives was being driven at about 94 MPH (151 km/h) when they spun and crashed into a street light.
Meadow Walker's lawyer wants to pursue a different course against Porsche, claiming that his client's father survived the wreck, but burned to death because he could not get out of the vehicle, says the lawyer. According to TMZ, Meadow Walker's attorney will press with her lawsuit against the German brand, which will tackle various design defects in the car.
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