Engine Fire Lawsuit
Car fires are hot. They burn just about everything inside. And everyt ime one of them occurs, you can bet eyebrows get raised at the manufacturing plant. If a car is well made and well cared for, it shouldn't burst into flames under normal use.
Todd Tracy, perhaps best known for his work on vehicle aggressivity, has filed an engine fire lawsuit in Texas against General Motors, the manufacturer of the 2004 Chevy Malibu which burst into flames after the car slide off the road and impacted with a signage pole on the side of I-45. The resulting fire killed the driver and four of his family members.
Our firm is also currently involved in the investigative stage of a car fire lawsuit here in NC. These types of cases pose interesting challenges for the plainittf's lawyer, and at the end of day are undoubtedly tough ones to bring to a jury. But they are also inexplicable tragedies, and typically just a small correction in the quality control process could prevent the fire from ever starting in the first place. Though I'm sure Tracy's firm doesn't need it, we do wish them best of luck in what is sure to be a demanding case.
