Reber v. General Motors Corp.

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

TROUTMAN, Senior District Judge.

In this products liability action, plaintiff David Reber alleged that the cab of the tractor-trailer which he was driving was not “crashworthy”, resulting in a severe injury to his shoulder when he contacted an air-conditioning unit inside the cab after the truck jackknifed on an icy road. The cab was manufactured by General Motors Corporation in the 1980 model year and sold to Reber’s employer, Yellow Freight, by West Fall GMC Truck, Inc. Plaintiff alleged that his injury occurred because the air conditioning unit was too close to the…