Stahlecker v. Ford Motor: Forseeable Failure?

Three years ago, Amy Stahlecker, a freshman at Wayne State College,
got a flat tire. In a tragic series of events, she tried to hitchhike
to get help and was brutally murdered by the driver who picked her up.

Amy’s parents, Susan and Dale Stahlecker of Fremont, sued Firestone,
which made the Wilderness AT tire and Ford, which made her 1997 Explorer
she was driving, on the theory that their negligence and defective products
set off the chain of events that resulted in
her death. Bridgestone/Firestone has recalled
millions of ATX, ATX II and Wilderness AT tires since August 2000 after
federal safety officials found they were prone to losing their tread
while traveling at high speeds.

In a decision yesterday, the Nebrasca Supreme Court failed to find a
"narrative of events, acts,
and
things done
or
omitted which
show
a legal liability
of the
defendant
to the
plaintiff."

article on case from the Guardian
Full-text decision from Nebraska Supreme Court