Legal Opinion
BLOCK v. GENERAL MOTORS CO.
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided December 14, 2023No. 2:22-cv-00556Unknown
1Opinion
IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA DEREK BLOCK : CIVIL ACTION : v. : NO. 22-556 : GENERAL MOTORS LLC : MEMORANDUM MURPHY, J. December 14, 2023 Derek Block is an automotive technician who was replacing the battery of a 2021 GMC Yukon when he injured his finger on a jagged bit of metal. He says the vehicle is defective. He hopes to forestall summary judgment and reach a jury even though he has no expert to testify about the supposed defect. A plaintiff does not always need an expert to show a product is defective. But a plaintiff does need enough…
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