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California Appellate Court Reverses Jury Finding Against Suzuki Motor Corporation in Significant Product Liability Trial
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ORANGE COUNTY, Calif., Dec. 11, 2020 /PRNewswire/ In a unanimous decision, the California Court of Appeal reversed a jury verdict that had awarded Plaintiff Joseph Soulliere damages, including punitive damages, for a crash where he claimed the front brake on his GSX-R600 suddenly failed, causing him to suffer serious injuries.
Over a year after the crash, Mr. Soulliere began to blame the front brake master cylinder, when he found out that it was the subject of a Suzuki recall. At trial, Mr. Soulliere told the jury that a vehicle pulled out of a parking lot in front of him and when he applied his front brake it failed, causing him to crash. But the jury did not hear that days after his crash, Mr. Soulliere told the investigating officer that his brakes (plural) locked up, causing the crash. Brake loc