Legal Opinion

Parsons v. General Motors Corp.

District Court, N.D. Georgia

Decided March 13, 1980No. Civ. A. No. C79-1636APublishedCited by 37 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ORDER

ROBERT H. HALL, District Judge.

Sharon Parsons is a Tennessee resident who was badly burned in an automobile accident on June 8, 1978, after her 1976 Oldsmobile Cutlass was struck from behind. She has sued to impose liability on General Motors Corporation (GM) for alleged defects in the design and placement of the automobile fuel tank. Jurisdiction of this court is based on 28 U.S.C. § 1332(a)(1).

Defendant’s motion for protective order and the plaintiff’s motion to amend her complaint are now pending before the court.

MOTION FOR PROTECTIVE ORDER

Plaintiff has sought through discovery…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Olympic Refining Co. v. CarterCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1964
  2. United States v. United Fruit Company, Standard Fruit and Steamship CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
  3. Johnson Foils, Inc. v. Huyck Corp.District Court, N.D. New York · 1973
  4. American Telephone and Telegraph Company, Illinois Bell Telephone Company, and Southwestern Bell Telephone Company v. Honorable John F. Grady, Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, MCI Communications Corporation v. American Telephone and Telegraph Company, Illinois Bell Telephone Company, and Southwestern Bell Telephone CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1979
  5. Williams v. Johnson & JohnsonDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1970

3Cited by37 opinions

  1. Garcia v. PeeplesTexas Supreme Court · 1987
  2. Zenith Radio Corp. v. Matsushita Electric Industrial Co.District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1981
  3. Deford v. Schmid Products Co.District Court, D. Maryland · 1987
  4. In re "Agent Orange" Product Liability LitigationDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1985
  5. United States v. Hooker Chemicals & Plastics Corp.District Court, W.D. New York · 1981

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