Paul Walker's Lawsuit Case Study

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Paul Walker's daughter, Meadow Walker, has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the company that manufactured the car her father died in.

Two years after his accident, "The Fast and Furious" star's daughter is suing Porsche, stating that the vehicle he was traveling in was unsafe and lacked certain safety features she believes could have saved her father and his friend Roger Rodas.

According to TMZ, copies of the suit state that Walker's car lacked important safety features that could have stopped the accident from happening, or at the very least allowed him to survive it.

The lawsuit also gives a detailed description of what happened during the accident. It states that when the vehicle crashed and dismantled Walker's seat belt jerked

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