VARELA v. FCA US LLC

No. 1 CA-CV 19-0209.

466 P.3d 866 (2020)

Melissa VARELA, Plaintiff/Appellant, v. FCA US LLC, et al., Defendants/Appellees.

Court of Appeals of Arizona, Division 1.

FILED May 5, 2020.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Shumway Law, PLLC, Phoenix By G. Lynn Shumway , Christopher J. Zachar , Brent Ghelfi Counsel for Plaintiff/Appellant.

Bowman and Brooke, LLP, Phoenix By Paul G. Cereghini , Travis M. Wheeler Counsel for Defendants/Appellees.

Judge Diane M. Johnsen delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Presiding Judge Samuel A. Thumma and Judge Randall M. Howe joined.


OPINION

¶1 Melissa Varela sued three automotive corporations (together "Chrysler") after a 2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee rear-ended her car at high speed, injuring her and killing her four-year-old daughter in the back seat. The Jeep was not equipped with automated collision-avoidance technology. Alleging negligence and...

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