Ritter v. Volkswagen Werk GMBH

NEVILLE, District Judge.

Plaintiff David Ritter, a resident of California, is alleged to have sustained personal injuries when a 1963 model Volkswagen which he was operating near Effingham, Illinois, went out of control and rolled over. The case of Adam Jaros, a passenger in the car at the time, though originally joined with the Ritter claim has been settled and dismissed with prejudice. Defendant Volkswagen Werk GMBH (VWG), a German corporation, with its principal place of business in Germany, designed, manufactured, and exported the vehicle here in question to the United States. Defendant…