Fiat Chrysler Hit With Nearly $150 Million Fine For Jeep Grand Cherokee Death

Late last week, a jury in Decatur, Georgia found Chrysler Group LLC (now, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles) guilty for the 2012 death of four-year-old Remington Walden. Walden died when a pickup rear-ended the Jeep Grand Cherokee he was riding in, which caused the Grand Cherokee to catch fire.

According to Reuters, the jury set a penalty of $150 million, of which Chrysler will have to pay $148.5 million. Chrysler subsequently issued a statement condemning the verdict. The automaker is considering an appeal.

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