CRAIGIE v. GENERAL MOTORS CORP.

Civ. A. Nos. 87-5328 to 87-5332 and 87-5354.

740 F.Supp. 353 (1990)

Pamela CRAIGIE, Individually and as Administratrix of the Estate of M. Brian Ball, Deceased v. GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION. Lynne PANCOAST, Individually and as Administratrix of the Estate of Christopher P. Avram, Deceased v. GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION. Paul T. GEE v. GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION. Frances M. SCHWEISS, Individually and as Administratrix of the Estate of Robert A. Schweiss, Deceased v. GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION. Robert FREEDENBERG, Sr. and Elizabeth Freedenberg, Individually and as Administrators of the Estate of Morris R. Freedenberg, Deceased v. GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION. Michael SERRATORE v. GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION.

United States District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania.

June 8, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stephen R. Bolden, Philadelphia, Pa., Henry Koltys, Lyme, N.H., Richard J. Lyons, Connolly, Chandor & McAndrews, Warminster, Pa., for Pamela Craigie.

Bruce D. Hess, Howland Hess Guinan & Gorpey, Huntingdon Valley, Pa., for Robert Freedenberg, Sr. and Elizabeth K. Freedenberg.

John J. Connors, Jr., Southampton, Pa., for Michael Serratore.

Lawrence R. Scheetz, Richboro, Pa., for Frances M. Schweiss.

Edwin F. McCoy, LaBrum and Doak, Philadelphia, Pa., for Lynne Pancoast.

Thomas C. Branca, Stewart, Wood & Branca, Norristown, Pa., Richard S. March, Galfand Berger Senesky Lurie and March, Philadelphia, Pa., for Brassell's Red Stallion, Inc.

George J. Lavin, Jr., Francis P. Burns, III, George J. Lavin, Jr. Assoc., Thomas J. Bradley, Philadelphia, Pa., for General Motors Corp.

William B. Koch, Koch, Phelps and Cunningham, Norristown, Pa., David M. Kozloff, Kozloff, Diener, Payne & Fegley, Wyomissing, Pa., for Robert W. Baxter and Tyson Baxter.


OPINION AND ORDER

VAN ANTWERPEN, District Judge.

I. INTRODUCTION

This diversity case concerns multiple motor vehicle fatalities and injuries which occurred in Pennsylvania on Friday, September 13, 1985. We have before us a number of motions, many of which were resolved in a pre-trial conference of all counsel held on Friday, June 1, 1990. Some of the motions were deferred until time of trial. In this...

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