Hazard v Burbank Auto Parts

Motion for Judgment Notwithstanding the Verdict;

Motion for New Trial

Calendar: 09

Case No.: BC629772

Hearing Date: January 17, 2020

Action Filed: August 05, 2016

Judgment:

November 26, 2019

MP:

Defendants Vehicle Effects, Inc.; and Dennis McCarthy

RP:

Plaintiff Michael Hazard

ALLEGATIONS:

The instant action arises from personal injuries suffered by Plaintiff Michael Hazard (“Plaintiff”) alleges that he was injured when an ATP Z295 replacement flywheel that was installed onto a 1996 Chevrolet Chevelle V8-396 engine suddenly and unexpectedly shattered and disintegrated. Plaintiff alleges that the flywheel was designed and manufactured in China, sold to Defendant ATP, Inc. (“ATP”), who sold it to Defendant Hanson Distributing Company, Inc. (“Hanson”), who then sold the flywheel to Defendant Burbank Auto Parts, Inc. (“BAP”), who thereafter sold it to Plaintiff.

PRESENTATION:

On November 26, 2019, the Jury returned a special verdict, finding that