Brethauer v. General Motors Corp.

OPINION

TIMMER, Chief Judge.

¶ 1 During a rainstorm on July 30, 2001, appellant Jeff Brethauer was driving his 1998 Chevrolet pick-up truck southbound on Interstate 17 when the vehicle hydroplaned, swerved off the road, and bounced through the rough terrain of a ditch. The side and rear windows shattered and Brethauer, who asserted he had been wearing his seatbelt before it became unlatched, was ejected out the rear-window opening and suffered a paralyzing injury.

¶ 2 Brethauer later filed this products liability case against appellee General Motors Corporation (“GM”) alleging, among other…