Masaki v. General Motors Corp.

OPINION OF THE COURT BY

LUM, C.J.

In this products liability case, Defendants-Appcllanls General Motors Corporation (GM) and Servco Pacific, Inc. (Scrvco) appeal a trial court judgment in favor of Plaintiffs-Appcllees Steven Masaki, and his parents Frank and Sumiyc Masaki. Steven was severely injured when he was ran over by a GM van which Appellees claimed “self-shifted” into reverse gear due to a product defect. A jury found that the van was defective and that GM was negligent, and awarded Masaki compensatory and punitive damages. Appellants allege numerous trial court errors including…