Legal Opinion
Parks Automotive Group, Inc. v. General Motors Corp.
District Court, D. South Carolina
Decided March 10, 2006No. C.A. No. 9:05-1504PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
DUFFY, District Judge.
This matter is before the court on Plaintiff Parks Automotive Group, Inc.’s (“Plaintiff’) Motion for Class Certification. For the reasons stated herein, Plaintiffs motion is denied.
BACKGROUND
In December 2004, a shipment of approximately 2,500 General Motors trucks and SUVs manufactured in Siao, Mexico were exposed to El Norte storms while being transported to Florida. Upon arrival in the port of Jacksonville, General Motors (“GM” or “Defendant”) learned that these vehicles were covered in a foreign substance, initially thought to be saltwater, and may have suffered…
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