Paul Walker played Brian O'Conner in James Wan's "Fast and Furious 7." (Photo : Instagram/fastandfurious7_official)
Filing a response to the lawsuit filed by late actor Paul Walker's daughter Meadow Walker, Porsche has claimed that the actor was responsible for his own death as he conducted himself in a manner that exposed himself to dangers and risk involved in using 2005 Porsche Carrera GT.
The court documents filed by Porsche obtained by E! News stated that the late actor "knowingly and voluntarily assumed all risk, perils and danger" while using the vehicle that were "obvious and known to him." The car giant also expressed that Meadow should not be paid any compensation since the late actor "was a knowledgeable and sophisticated user of the car."
According to Porsche, the car was "misused and improperly maintained," a factor that contributed to the accident and the late actor's tragic death.
The German automobile manufacturer was sued by the "Fast & Furious" actor's daughter in September who claimed that the car in which the actor died was lacking in safety features that could have prevented the accident.
The lawsuit also claimed that despite the model's history of instability and control issues, the company failed to instal the electroni system that is especially designed to control swerving action which is common in such vehicles.
Meadow's lawsuit mentioned that the car had faulty seat belts due to which the late actor was unable to flee from the car before it caught fire following the crash.
Paul died in November 2013 in a collision after his friend, Roger Rodas, lost control of the vehicle. Police has reported the cause of the accident as over-speeding, saying that the driver was going between 80 and 93 MPH at the time, People reported.
