Utah Personal Injury Attorney Eric S. Olson Prevails in Case Against Fiat Chrysler
Utah Trial Attorney Eric S. Olson, Partner at the personal injury law firm of Eisenberg, Gilchrist & Cutt, was recently successful in prevailing in a bankruptcy proceeding against Fiat Chrysler, which attempted to dismiss a product liability lawsuit filed by a catastrophically injured victim in Utah district court.
SALT LAKE CITY, June 28, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Utah Trial Attorney Eric S. Olson was recently successful in securing a favorable judgment from a New York bankruptcy judge who refused to erase a personal injury lawsuit filed on behalf of a client against Fiat Chrysler. In that proceeding (Case no. 1:09-bk-50002, U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York), the judge ruled that a 2009 bankruptcy of the predecessor Chrysler did not foreclose the personal injury lawsuit.
As court records indicate, the bankruptcy proceeding stemmed from Fiat Chrysler's motion to dismiss a personal injury lawsuit filed by Eisenberg, Gilchrist & Cutt's client, who was catastrophically injured and paralyzed in a 2015 accident while riding as a passenger in a Dodge Durango. That lawsuit, pending in Utah District Court, alleged that a tread / belt separation in the vehicle caused the Durango to lose control, depart from the road, and roll onto the vehicle's roof, causing the victim's severe spinal injury.
In his ruling, the presiding bankruptcy judge noted that the victim's lawsuit was a product liability claim, and that New Chrysler assumed liability for such claims involving products (including vehicles) sold by Old Chrysler when it purchased the company in a 2009 bankruptcy sale. The favorable ruling means that the personal injury lawsuit against Fiat Chrysler in Utah can proceed, and that the accident victim being represented by Mr. Olson and the law firm will have the opportunity to recover financial compensation for her damages.
Eric S. Olson is a Utah Trial Lawyer and Partner at the personal injury law firm of Eisenberg, Gilchrist & Cutt. A passionate advocate for injured victims and families, Mr. Olson has successfully tried, arbitrated, and settled many cases involving serious injuries, motor vehicle collisions, defective products, and other preventable accidents – and has obtained six and seven figure jury verdicts for clients. More about Mr. Olson and the firm can be found at: www.egclegal.com.
SOURCE Eisenberg, Gilchrist & Cutt
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