Parkinson v. Kia Motors Corp.

Petitioner, Erin Parkinson, as Personal Representative of the Estate of Joel Parkinson [“Petitioner”], seeks a writ of mandamus from this Court which would direct the trial court to set a trial date in the underlying wrongful death suit filed by Petitioner against Kia Motors Corporation and Kia Motors America, Inc. [“Respondents”].

The suit below arises out of an automobile crash in which the Petitioner’s decedent was killed while driving a Kia vehicle. He was stopped in a line of traffic when a motor vehicle being operated at a high rate of speed by an alcohol intoxicated driver struck the…