Legal Opinion
General Motors Corp. v. Iracheta
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided May 31, 2002No. 04-01-00160-CVPublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by:
KAREN ANGELINI, Justice.
Rita L. Iracheta (“Iracheta”) brought suit against General Motors Corporations (“GM”), alleging that a design defect in the Toronado her two grandsons were riding in proximately caused their deaths. A jury found a defect existed, which caused one child’s death, and awarded Iracheta $10,004,500.00 in actual damages and *729$750,000.00 in exemplary damages. GM appeals. We affirm the trial court’s judgment.
Factual and Procedural History
Silvandria Iracheta and her sons, Edgar and David, were traveling in a 1988 GM Toronado on Highway 83 between Eagle Pass and…
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