In Bad Brake: Ford Trucks Deadly When Parked , Robert Zausner tells the true story of three horrific incidents caused by one of America s automotive icons and the legal dramas that followed, in the process issuing a stark warning of the risk that still exists to anyone downhill of hundreds of thousands of Ford F-Series trucks.
A woman trying desperately to have a baby.
A renowned fertility doctor sued for malpractice.
A husband accused of “the perfect murder.”
And the lawyer who unravels it all in search of justice.
They couldn't have been more different one a teenager from affluent suburbia, the other a little kid from the poor part of the city. However, both boys would come to share a common experience as random, unsuspecting victims of terrible tragedies not merely bad luck but the result of wrongful, egregious conduct. Partners in the same Philadelphia law firm would represent the families in their quest for justice against well-known corporate entities: the Daisy Manufacturing Company, a maker of powerful airguns marketed to children; and the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA), which failed to properly upgrade and maintain its escalators.