Legal Opinion
William Habib, Ruth Habib v. General Motors Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided January 25, 1994No. 92-3980PublishedCited by 109 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CELEBREZZE, Senior Circuit Judge.
Plaintiff, William Habib, appeals the dismissal of his personal injury/products liability action against defendant, General Motors Corporation (“GMC”). While driving along a state route in Ohio, Mr. Habib’s 1980 Chevrolet Citation careened across an opposing lane of traffic and over an embankment, coming to rest on its roof. The February 29, 1988 accident, purportedly caused by a brake and steering failure, left Mr. Habib a quadriplegic.
To redress their injuries, Mr. Habib and his wife, Ruth Habib, filed suit against the automobile’s manufacturer, GMC, on…
2Cases cited14 opinions
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- Winters v. Teledyne Movible Offshore, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1985
- David Floyd v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1990
- Albert Earle Smith-Bey v. Clair A. Cripe, General Counsel, Bureau of PrisonsCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1988
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- Londeree v. Crutchfield Corp.District Court, W.D. Virginia · 1999
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