Amanda was an 18 year old single mother who was killed while driving her grandmother’s automobile. She was involved in a low speed impact. Her speed was estimated to be no more than 14 - 21 miles per hour. Unfortunately the driver side airbag of the car deployed at speeds approaching 200 m.p.h. Amanda was short-statured and thus had her seat pulled in the full forward position. The forces of the deploying airbag caused cardiac contusions, leading in turn to irreversible heart damage and a heart transplant. Amanda died from complications following the heart transplant. The manufacturer had known for a number of years that short-statured driver’s were at an increased risk for fatal injuries in low speed collisions where the airbag deployed, yet did nothing to modify the risk or adequately warn about it. After a week long trial, a Marion County jury returned a verdict for the family of nearly 2 million dollars.