Legal Opinion
Hayles v. General Motors Corp.
District Court, S.D. Texas
Decided June 21, 1999No. CIV. A. H-98-0598PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND OPINION
ROSENTHAL, District Judge.
Brenda J. Hayles sued General Motors Corporation after she was injured in a single-vehicle accident. She alleged that the air bag and seat belt systems were defectively designed or manufactured and made the vehicle uncrashworthy. Hayles asserted causes of action for strict liability, negligence, and breach of warranty. General Motors moved for summary judgment and submitted detailed affidavits from three experts on the design and manufacture of the air bag and seat belt systems at issue. These experts all concluded. that there was no defect that…
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