Paul Walker's Daughter Settles Porsche Lawsuit Almost 4 Years After His Death

The Fast and the Furious star died in a car accident in 2013.

21 March, 2018
Paul Walker's Daughter Settles Porsche Lawsuit Almost 4 Years After His Death

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Almost four years after her famous father's death, Meadow Rain Walker, 18, agreed on October 16 to settle a wrongful death lawsuit she filed against Porsche, court documents obtained by the New York Daily News revealed. The details of the settlement were kept confidential.

Meadow sued the car company in 2015, nearly two years after Paul Walker was killed in a car accident. The Fast and the Furious actor died at 40 on November 30, 2013, after the Porsche he was riding in lost control, crashed, and burst into flames. Paul was pronounced dead on the scene.

In the lawsuit, Meadow accused the manufacturer of improperly installing safety features on the car model that her father was riding in. According to court documents, she alleged that the Carrera GT "had a history of instability and control issues" and "failed to install its electronic stability control system."

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In April 2016, Meadow settled another lawsuit she filed against the driver of the Carrera GT, Roger Rodas. Rodas' estate awarded the then 17-year-old $10.1 million.

"Through his estate, Mr. Rodas, the driver of the car, took partial responsibility for the crash," Meadow's lawyer Jeff Milam said in a statement to People. "Meadow's lawsuit against Porsche AG — a $13 billion corporation — intends to hold the company responsible for producing a vehicle that was defective and caused Paul Walker's death." However, a judge later ruled that there was not sufficient evidence to prove that Porsche was responsible for the crash.

According to Daily News, Paul's father, Paul Walker III, also reached a settlement with the Porsche. However, all settlement details with the German carmaker were kept private.

Paul left his entire estate, worth $25 million, to Meadow, according to his will, People reports.

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