Lawsuit in Takata airbag death of Fort Bend County teen settled

Huma Hanif

HOUSTON – The family of a Fort Bend County teen who was killed earlier this year by a malfunctioning airbag has settled their lawsuit against Takata, Honda and a local car dealer.

Huma Hanif, 17, was killed March 31 when her 2002 Honda Civic crashed into the back of another car on FM Road 762 at Gonyo Road.

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Mo Aziz, the family’s attorney, said that a piece of metal that broke apart when the airbag inflated caused Huma’s fatal injuries.

The lawsuit was filed about a month later against Takata, the airbag maker, Honda, the maker of Huma’s car, and the local dealership that maintained her car.

According to court documents, all parties filed a joint motion to dismiss the suit Monday.

The settlement amount was not disclosed.

Officials have said that Takata inflators can explode and spew shrapnel at drivers and passengers. In the United States, fourteen automakers have recalled 24 million vehicles that employ the defective airbag system. More than 7 million inflators have been replaced.

The deaths of at least 10 people have been blamed on the faulty airbag.

Huma was the second person in the Houston area known to have died because of problems with Takata airbags.

Carlos Solis died in January in a low-speed crash near Spring High School.

Earlier this month, Serena Martinez filed a lawsuit against Takata because of injuries she received in a crash, which Aziz also blamed on the defective airbag.