Legal Opinion
Groth v. Hyundai Precision and Ind. Co.
Court of Appeals of Oregon
Decided December 13, 2006No. 0009-09219; A121714PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
YRAGUEN, S. J.
Defendants Hyundai Motor Company Korea, Hyundai Precision and Industrial Company, Ltd., and Hyundai Machine Tools America, Inc. (collectively referred to hereafter as Hyundai) and Hyundai’s distributor, Ellison Machinery Company Northwest (Ellison), appeal after a jury awarded $1.9 million in economic damages 1 against all defendants and $8.3 million in punitive damages against Hyundai in a strict products liability action for wrongful death. The action was brought by the personal representative, Connie Groth (plaintiff), on behalf of the estate of Scott Groth (Groth), a…
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