Indiana v. Ford was a landmark in product liability law as the first time a corporation faced criminal charges for a defective product, and the first time a corporation was charged with homicide.[126] If convicted, Ford faced a maximum fine of $30,000 under Indiana's 1978 reckless homicide statute.[127] Ford's legal defense was vastly more ambitious than the effort mounted in the Grimshaw case.[128] The effort was led by James F. Neal with a staff of 80 and a budget of about $1 million; the Elkhart County Prosecuting Attorney had a budget of about $20,000 and volunteer law professors and law students.[129] A former head of the NHTSA, testifying on Ford's behalf, said the Pinto's design was no more or less safe than that of any other car in its class.[130] In 1980 Ford was found not guilty.[127] In 1980 a civil suit was settled for $7,500 to each plaintiff.[131]