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Article Excerpt
A recent sudden-acceleration case in Missouri ended with an atypical verdict: The jury returned with a finding for the plaintiff, Connie Peters, who sued General Motors (GM) for strict liability, negligence, design defect, and failure to warn. The jury awarded compensatory and punitive damages. (No. 01CV205917 (Mo., Jackson County Cir. Ct. Dec. 19, 2002).)
Plaintiff attorneys say these claims are difficult to win, but Peters's lawyer,...
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