Mother, Her Children and Family Friend Awarded $4.9 Billion in Lawsuit Against GM, But...Patricia Anderson Says: 'It's Not About the Money!' Family to Donate Half of Punitive Award to Care for Burn Victims

"It was not about the money," said Patricia Anderson after learning that her suit against General Motors had garnered the largest products liability verdict in U.S. history--$107 million in compensatory damages and $4.8 billion in punitive damages for injuries she, her four children and a...

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Published inLos Angeles sentinel Vol. 65; no. 16
Main Author Dungee, Ron
Format Newspaper Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Los Angeles, Calif Los Angeles Sentinel 21.07.1999
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Anderson, Patricia
Collisions
Courts
Criminal sentences
Disasters
Law
Liability
Traffic accidents & safety
Los Angeles, CA
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Summary:"It was not about the money," said Patricia Anderson after learning that her suit against General Motors had garnered the largest products liability verdict in U.S. history--$107 million in compensatory damages and $4.8 billion in punitive damages for injuries she, her four children and a family friend suffered when her 1979 Chevrolet Malibu exploded in flames when it was rear-ended. "I just thank God that me and my kids survived. I thank him for allowing me to be an example to the public to put an end to this." "Imagine life for all of them during the long ordeal, especially Alisha, who had to endure the shocked look in the eyes of strangers and the sometimes suffering the indignities of classmates in school," said Douglas, adding that somehow Alisha has come through it all like a champion. Photo (Carl E. Douglas, Patricia Anderson and Ty-Shon Haney and Alisha Parker)
ISSN:0890-4340