[twospirits]

Give me a break. When will the madness with these people ever end. The bottom line of the matter is that the father should have been paying attention to his surroundings when backing up his vehicle. Any vehicle, not just a big suv. Nissan or any other manufacturer cannot be held liable for such a neglect on the fathers' part. Like the articles mentions, such items cannot and usually are not placed throughout all the model lines. It takes years for these specialty items to filter down to the lesser priced vehicles. Now if Nissan or any other manufacturer would make these items standard across the board then what is to differentiate the models. In that case one model would do. Of course the consumer will not stand for this nor pay the one price bill.

Nissan and /or any manufacturer would and should fight this to the bitter end. Anyone with half a brain would realize that its not a matter of being insensitive to this tragic event, but its just plain common sense that a corporation in this instance cannot be held accountable. This is especially true in the light of the fact that the owner did not choose to buy the item which was available as an option. If they settle out of court, it sets a precedent throughout the industry that would bring ramifications in upcoming models throughout the years and place the consumer as the ones that will pay for it out of their wallet.

TS