Auto Defects Wrongful Death Lawsuit Filed Against General Motors
The California auto defect lawyers of BISNAR | CHASE (
http://www.BestAttorney.com) have filed a wrongful death lawsuit against General Motors Corporation, TK Holdings, Inc., and Falls Ford-Lincoln-Mercury of Corbin, Kentucky. The suit arises from an accident involving a 2002 GMC Envoy manufactured by GMC and sold by Falls Ford-Lincoln-Mercury that resulted in the death of Joanna Campbell.
On
July 21, 2007 Joanna Campbell was driving a 2002 GMC Envoy south on Highway 459 in Barbourville, Kentucky, when the alleged defects of the Envoy caused the vehicle to veer to the right, completely out of her control. The Envoy traveled across a creek, struck an embankment and flipped end-over-end until it landed on its roof. In this rollover crash Joanna was partially ejected from the Envoy and sustained catastrophic injuries so severe she died shortly after at Knox County Hospital.
Many Defects Plagued the GMC Vehicle
"Joanna was the innocent victim of a variety of GMC Envoy defects that, in combination, offered zero protection to her during this horrific rollover crash," said Brian Chase of the BISNAR | CHASE Auto Products Liability Firm. "What's most tragic is that the defendants were very well aware these defects existed and yet they did nothing to make design modifications to protect the safety of their customers, nor did they warn the general public, or Joanna, that these defects existed."
The lawsuit alleges that there were many defects in the GMC Envoy that Ms. Campbell was driving during the accident that led to her death. Among these are a defective seatbelt system that allowed Ms. Campbell to be partially ejected, A, B, C and D pillars/windshield header and roof rails that lacked sufficient strength to withstand roof-crushing forces, a faulty window system that gaped open and let Ms. Campbell's body fly through, and a lack of sufficient directional, lateral and roll stability that would have prevented the rollover crash.
GMC Knew of Defects in the Envoy Model
A ten year study of occupant ejection from vehicles has been conducted by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration that has resulted in the recommendation of window modifications which had not been adopted to this model of Envoy. The lawsuit alleges that the defendants' trucks, vans and SUVs lack sufficient strength and design, as well as a defective restraining system, though they have been knowledgeable of safer design options.
"We allege that not only did GMC refuse to make design modifications to its Envoy due to financial interests, it acted in further reckless and callous disregard by misrepresenting test results and adverse crash test data to prove its vehicles were safe when in fact, its vehicles were not safe," said Chase. "Joanna's unnecessary death is proof of this fact."
Economic damages for wrongful death, medical expenses, loss of past and future earnings and earning capacity, past mental and physical pain, suffering and inconvenience, and loss of consortium are all sought on behalf of Joanna Campbell's husband, Bobby. This case is currently pending in the Knox Circuit Court, in the Commonwealth of Kentucky, case # 08-C1-385.
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