McGrath v. General Motors Corp.

Lee McGrath, executor of the estate of Nicol McGrath, appeals the district court’s grant of summary judgment to General Motors Corporation (GM). McGrath brought a state-law strict-liability action in tort against GM, claiming that the Buick LeSabre in which Nicol McGrath was rid*508ing was defectively designed because it faded to meet consumer expectations of safety for side-impact crash protection. The district court granted GM’s motion for summary judgment. For the reasons stated below, we affirm the district court’s grant of summary judgment on McGrath’s tort claim. We also affirm the district…