SILVERSTEIN v. NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORP.


842 A.2d 881 (2004)

367 N.J. Super. 361

Michael S. SILVERSTEIN and Roseanne Silverstein, husband and wife, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation formerly known as Grumman Corporation, a New York corporation, Grumman Allied Industries, Inc., a New York corporation, General Motors Corporation, a Delaware corporation, Defendants-Respondents, and Gary W. Stromberg, Charles J. Kowalski, Defendants.

Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division.

Decided March 10, 2004.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Andrew R. Jacobs, Chatham, argued the cause for appellants (Epstein, Fitzsimmons, Brown, Gioia, Jacobs & Sprouls, attorneys; Mr. Jacobs, of counsel; Mr. Jacobs, Ronald Leibman, and Allison Kinnier, on the brief).

James N. Tracy, Point Pleasant, argued the cause for respondent, General Motors Corporation (Tansey, Fanning, Haggerty, Kelly, Convery & Tracy, attorneys; Mr. Tracy, of counsel and on the brief).

Philip W. Crawford, Newark, argued the cause for respondents Northrop Grumman Corporation, Grumman Corporation and Grumman Allied Industries, Inc. (Gibbons, Del Deo, Dolan, Griffinger & Vecchione, attorneys; Mr. Crawford, on the brief).

Before Judges KESTIN, CUFF and WINKELSTEIN.


The opinion of the court was delivered by WINKELSTEIN, J.A.D.

Michael Silverstein (plaintiff), while an employee of the United States Postal Service (USPS), was seriously injured when the postal vehicle he was driving, known as an LLV (Long Life Vehicle), rolled over after being struck by a car.1 He and his wife, who has asserted a per quod claim, have raised a strict liability claim against...

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