Legal Opinion
Connelly v. Hyundai Motor Co.
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided December 5, 2003No. 02-2232PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HOWARD, Circuit Judge.
Hyundai Motor Company (“Hyundai”) appeals from a judgment entered in favor of the Estate of Eduardo Cabrera (the “estate”) after a jury found Hyundai liable for negligently testing or designing an airbag which killed Eduardo in a car accident. 1 We affirm.
I. Background
The tragic circumstances that gave rise to this case occurred on the night of September 13, 1996 in Nashua, New Hampshire. Eduardo Cabrera, five-years-old, was a passenger in the front seat of his parents’, Jose and Miriam Cabrera’s, 1995 Hyundai Sonata. 2 Mr. Cabrera was driving the Sonata home from a…
2Cases cited44 opinions
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- Blinzler v. Marriott International, Inc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1996
- Oscar Cruz v. MelecioCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2000
- Franco Acevedo-Diaz v. Jose E. Aponte, Ada N. Perez, Franco Acevedo-Diaz v. Jose E. Aponte, Dorotea Collazo RiveraCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1993
- Crowley v. L.L. Bean, Inc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2002
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3Cited by29 opinions
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- State of Iowa v. Matthew Joseph ElliottSupreme Court of Iowa · 2011
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- Franklin Prescriptions, Inc., T/a Franklin Drug Center v. New York Times Co., Sandra Coburn, John Doe, Jane Doe, Franklin Prescriptions, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2005
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