62.690 Crashworthiness

62.690 Crashworthiness Automobile accidents or collisions under ordinary use of an automobile are foreseeable events by an automobile manufacturer. If you find that the plaintiff has proved by a preponderance of the evidence that the automobile in question contained a (choose appropriate defect(s) on which the jury has already been charged) manufacturing defect, design defect, or defect due to inadequate warning that was a substantial factor in causing the plaintiff's injuries to be more severe than they otherwise would have been from the accident or collision, then the defendant manufacturer is liable, and the plaintiff is entitled to recover, regardless of who was at fault in causing the accident or collision. If you find that the injuries suffered by the plaintiff resulted from the combined acts or omissions of two or more defendants, then all the defendants found liable are jointly and severally liable for the injuries. If a defendant manufacturer seeks to limit its liability for the plaintiff's injuries, the manufacturer must prove by a preponderance of the evidence a reasonable basis for attributing responsibility for all or part of the plaintiff's injuries to the effects of the accident or collision and not to any defect found to exist in the automobile. Polston v. Boomershine Pontiac-GMC Truck Inc., 262 Ga. 616 (1992)