MAN WINS LAWSUIT AGAINST MAKER OF DEFECTIVE AIRBAG

A jury today ruled in favor of a 26-year-old Piapott Falls man who was injured when the defective steering wheel-mounted airbag in his car deployed with what his attorney called explosive force following a minor rear-end collision.     

Ringo Sangria was injured when the airbag in his car deployed

During his testimony, Ringo Sangria told sympathetic yet somewhat amused jurors that he has "learned to live with" the steering wheel logo and various stalks and controls now embedded in his skull, although he claimed he can no longer sleep on his side and is frequently charged extra for haircuts. 

Jubilee Sackman, the lead attorney for Yakatori, the airbag manufacturer, conceded that the safety device was indeed defective, but said that Sangria has become what she termed, "somewhat of a celebrity" since the accident. 

She referred to the testimony of one defense witness who claimed Sangria approached a woman in a bar, pointed to his own nose and asked, "Hey babe, want to toot my horn?"