Family Wins $2.45 Million Suit Against Hay Baler Maker
June 21, 2001
A Federal judge approved the $2.45 million settlement proposed in a product liability suit brought by the family of a man who had both of his arms severed by a hay baling machine. The Avis family of Henrietta, Texas filed suit against AGCO Corporation of Kansas after James Avis was severely injured on July 1, 1998 when his arms became entangled in the Hesston Model 5600 hay baler. The lawsuit alleged that the hay baler was unreasonably dangerous and defective and was marketed and designed negligently.
The Avis family wanted the result of the suit publicized in hopes of increasing the public's awareness of this machine and its dangers.
-- Article Courtesy of InjuryBoard.com
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