Legal Opinion
Pannu v. Land Rover North America, Inc.
California Court of Appeal
Decided January 19, 2011No. B218173PublishedCited by 59 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
PERLUSS, P. J.
Sukhsagar Pannu suffered a severe spinal injury, resulting in quadriplegia, when his Land Rover Discovery (Series 1) sport utility vehicle rolled over following a chain of collisions on the 118 Freeway near Simi Valley. Pannu sued Land Rover North America, Inc., Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC, and Terry York Motor Cars, Ltd., doing business as Land Rover Encino (collectively Land Rover) alleging claims, among others, for strict liability based on defective design.
Following a bench trial, the court entered a judgment for $21,654,000 against Land Rover, finding…
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- Merrill v. Navegar, Inc.California Supreme Court · 2001
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