COLLAZO-SANTIAGO v. TOYOTA MOTOR CORP.

Civil No. 95-1091 (DRD).

957 F.Supp. 349 (1997)

Diana COLLAZO-SANTIAGO, Plaintiff, v. TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION, Defendant.

United States District Court, D. Puerto Rico.

January 31, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jorge M. Suro-Ballester, San Juan, PR, for plaintiff.

Antonio Gnocchi-Franco, Hato Rey, PR, for defendant.


OPINION AND ORDER

DOMINGUEZ, District Judge.

After a short trial, on August 2, 1996, the jury returned a verdict finding defendant Toyota Motor Corporation strictly liable, under the risk/utility balancing test, for plaintiff Diana Collazo-Santiago's injuries. Damages were set at thirty thousand dollars ($30,000). The Court entered judgment for Ms. Collazo on August 14, 1996.

Soon afterwards, Toyota filed a motion, characterized as both a...

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