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GENERAL MOTORS CORP. v. IRACHETA

No. 04-01-00160-CV.

90 S.W.3d 725 (2002)

GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION, Appellant, v. Rita L. IRACHETA, Administrator of the Estates of David Iracheta, Deceased, and Edgar Iracheta, Deceased; John H. Russell, Administrator of the Estate of Silvandria Iracheta, Deceased, Appellees.

Court of Appeals of Texas, San Antonio.

Rehearing Overruled August 29, 2002.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Cary A. Slobin, Kyle H. Dreyer, Jeffrey J. Cox, Hartline, Dacus, Dreyer & Kern, L.L.P., Dallas, Donato D. Ramos, Person, Whitworth, Ramos, Borchers & Morales, L.L.P., Laredo, Darrell L. Barger, Barger, Hermansen, McKibben & Villarreal, L.L.P., Corpus Christi, Sharon E. Callaway, Crofts & Callaway, P.C., San Antonio, for Appellant.

Luther H. Soules, III, Soules & Wallace, P.C., San Antonio, Rusty Meurer, Kazen, Meurer & Perez, Kenneth A. Valls, Wilson, Trevino, Freed, Casso & Valls, L.L.P., Laredo, Robert E. Lapin, Carrigan, Lapin & Landa, L.L.P., Houston, Vincent L. Marable, III, Law Firm of Paul Webb, P.C., Wharton, for Appellee.

Sitting: SARAH B. DUNCAN, Justice, KAREN ANGELINI, Justice, and SANDEE BRYAN MARION, Justice.

Opinion by: KAREN ANGELINI, Justice.

Rita L. Iracheta ("Iracheta") brought suit against General Motors Corporations ("GM"), alleging that a design defect in the Toronado her two grandsons were riding in proximately caused their deaths. A jury found a defect existed, which caused one child's death, and awarded Iracheta $10,004,500.00 in actual damages and $750,000.00 in exemplary damages. GM appeals. We affirm the trial court...

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