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LLOYD v. GENERAL MOTORS CORP.

No. 10, Sept. Term, 2002.

916 A.2d 257 (2007)

397 Md. 108

Timothy and Bernadette LLOYD, et al. v. GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION, et al.

Court of Appeals of Maryland.

Reconsideration Denied March 14, 2007.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John M. Mason (Marks & Sokolov, LLC, Philadelphia, Law Offices of William F. Askinazi, William F. Askinazi, Potomac, Stephen H. Ring, Stephen H. Ring, P.C., Germantown, all on briefs), for petitioners.

John H. Beisner (Neil K. Gilman, Jonathan D. Hacker, Goodwin Liu, O'Melveny & Myers LLP, Washington, DC, Karen N. Walker, Kirkland & Ellis, Washington, DC, J. Andrew Langan, Douglas M. Poland, Chicago, IL, Richard E. Hagerty, Troutman Sanders, LLP, McLean, VA, Charles A. Newman, Kathy A. Wisniewski, Veronica A. Gioia, Bryan Cave LLP, St. Louis, MO, all on brief), for respondents.

Michael T. Wharton, Victoria H. Wink, Wharton Levin Ehrmantraut & Klein, P.A., Annapolis, amicus curiae;

Hugh F. Young, Jr., Product Liability Advisory Council, Inc., Reston, VA, of counsel.

Argued before BELL, C.J., ELDRIDGE, RAKER, WILNER, CATHELL, HARRELL and BATTAGLIA, JJ.

BELL, C.J.

The major issue in this case is whether the cost to repair defective seatbacks, which allegedly have a tendency to collapse in rear-impact collisions, causing, in some cases, serious bodily injury or death to drivers and/or passengers in the class vehicles, constitutes a cognizable injury, in the form of economic loss for claims sounding in tort, contract, and consumer protection.

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