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NEWS
Constance and Robert McGee lost their
13-year-old son Shane in a 1991 auto
accident. Their GM station wagon was idling
at a toll booth when it was struck by a
trailer which came loose from a pickup. The
collision punctured the gas tank, causing a
flash fire. The McGee's sued GM, and the
Hollywood, Florida, jury agreed that the
company was negligent, holding
GM 55% liable. The verdict, for $60 million
in total, consists only of compensatory
damages.
(Rueters, May 18, 1998)
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