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April 01, 2006
GM LOSES APPEAL IN S-10 BLAZER ROOF CRUSH CASE
The Nebraska Supreme Court has unanimously upheld an $18.6 million jury award in Shipler v. GM, involving severe spinal cord injuries sustained in the rollover-roof crush of a 1996 Chevrolet S-10 Blazer, according to a news report.
The court's 47-page opinion “rejected all of GM's claims against the trial court. Foremost among its rulings, the state Supreme Court turned down GM's claim that the $18.6 million award was too big.” The trial court had found GM negligent in the design of the Blazer's roof, which crushed down an estimated eight inches on the passenger side in the roll. (For more about the current controversy over federal roof crush standards, see archived Current Developments summaries and the Rollover Collection.)
Posted by MVHAP at April 1, 2006 03:56 PM