Richcreek v. General Motors Corp.

LOWENSTEIN, Judge,

Seventeen-year-old Heather Riehereek (Riehereek) was rendered a quadriplegic when the 1985 Corvette in which she was riding was struck by a truck whose driver was attempting to elude the police. Rich-creek and another passenger allegedly were in the passenger bucket seat, although the parties disputed Riehereek’s exact position. Richcreek’s case was centered in common law negligence and strict product liability against the defendant, General Motors (GM), the manufacturer of the Corvette, for a defectively designed and/or defectively manufactured passenger seat hinge pin. The…