DOURADO v. FORD MOTOR CO.

No. 4D01-4344.

843 So.2d 913 (2003)

Barbara DOURADO, individually and as Personal Representative of the Estate of Moses Dourado, Appellants/cross-appellees, v. FORD MOTOR COMPANY, a foreign corporation, Appellee/cross-appellant.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

Rehearing Denied May 19, 2003.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Luis Stabinski of Stabinski & Funt, P.A., Miami, and Pamela Beckham of Beckham & Beckham, P.A., North Miami Beach, for appellants/cross-appellees.

Wendy F. Lumish and Jeffrey A. Cohen of Carlton Fields, P.A., Miami, for appellee/cross-appellant.


STONE, J.

In this wrongful death action, Barbara Dourado, individually and as personal representative of her husband's estate, appeals a judgment entered against Ford Motor Company for the design of a defective seat belt that contributed to the death of her husband. Although she prevailed against Ford at trial, she appeals the award of damages, advancing three separate arguments. We affirm.

Dourado first argues that D'Amario v. Ford Motor Co.,

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