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Family Files Suit
The family of a woman and two children killed when the car they were in was struck during a street race in El Monte will file a $100 million lawsuit Tuesday against the two men involved in the race and the Nissan Motor Co., an attorney said.

The suit will state that the two men are liable for wrongful death, gross negligence and intentional negligence. It will also allege product liability and negligence on the part of Nissan, according to attorney Charles T. Mathews.

Dora Groce, 41, her 8-year-old son, Robert, and her 4-year-old daughter, Catherine, were killed in El Monte on Oct. 8. when one of two racing cars struck their Nissan Altima, police said. The Altima was broadsided on Parkway Drive as it came out of a trailer park and burst into flames.

Mathews said the "negligently created" configuration of the vehicle's gas tank and fuel system were to blame for the fire and compared the Altima to the old accident-prone Ford Pinto.

Mathews said that, according to information gleaned during autopsies, two of the victims survived the initial impact but subsequently burned to death.

Every car manufacturer whose vehicles are sold in Southern California has to know that vehicles are likely to be involved in collisions, he said.

He said it was his understanding that Altimas have been involved in several similar fiery crashes in the past.

Two men are in custody in connection with the crash. They are 19-year- old Robert Canizalez and 21-year-old Martin Marones.

The victim of the Incident was driving a Nissan Altima, the impact was so grate from the Ford mustang that slammed into the side of the Nissan Altima gas tank ruptured and ignited the car in a ball of fire, the lawyer who is representing the family who were Killed in the Nissan Altima is blaming Nissan North America for the street racing & Poor design , I honestly don’t know why Nissan North America is way responsible for this accident that was caused by 2 people street racing (one driving a Honda Accord) and the other (Ford Mustang) when the Mustang T-boned the car at an excessive speed.

Ok – so Nissan of North America sued for “street racing”

And a poorly designed gas tank location

I fail to understand this ?

It’s a tragic loss for the Family of the Nissan Altima but I don’t know or ever heard of a case with Nissan North America ever having an issue with Newer Nissan’s fuel tank or faulty gas tank location.

... wow

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Although this was on the street, not during a sanctioned track day. Who knows. Dumb bitch.

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/182699https://fargostreet.com/post/182699Sat, 10 Nov 2007 06:16:29 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Nissan North America sued for $100,000,000 on Fri, 09 Nov 2007 20:43:47 GMT]]>ya torbs wtf

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amicheze;193558 wrote:
It was $64mil because they lost his favorite pair of pants and he wasn't satisfied like the "satisfaction guaranteed" sign said.

It was false advertising. And that guy doesn't deserve a penny, he is the biggest piece of shit. They offered to settle for $10k or $20k dollars to avoid the lawsuit and he said it wasn't enough. He also wanted them to pay for taxi service every week for 10 years so he could go to a different drycleaner because they were the only one in his neighborhood.

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ichibankilla;193507 wrote:
^^Kind of like that guy a few months back that sued for $20-30 million(can't remember the exact amount) because the cleaners messed up his suit.

It was $64mil because they lost his favorite pair of pants and he wasn't satisfied like the "satisfaction guaranteed" sign said.

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/182638https://fargostreet.com/post/182638Fri, 09 Nov 2007 15:44:32 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Nissan North America sued for $100,000,000 on Fri, 09 Nov 2007 05:07:00 GMT]]>^^Kind of like that guy a few months back that sued for $20-30 million(can't remember the exact amount) because the cleaners messed up his suit.

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/182593https://fargostreet.com/post/182593Fri, 09 Nov 2007 05:07:00 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Nissan North America sued for $100,000,000 on Fri, 09 Nov 2007 04:09:42 GMT]]>I love the exorbitant amounts of money people try to sue for these days. Or like when people sue their neighbors for millions of dollars, even if they win they'll never get paid.

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/182590https://fargostreet.com/post/182590Fri, 09 Nov 2007 04:09:42 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Nissan North America sued for $100,000,000 on Thu, 08 Nov 2007 19:02:53 GMT]]>OMG torbs. WTF?

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/182551https://fargostreet.com/post/182551Thu, 08 Nov 2007 19:02:53 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Nissan North America sued for $100,000,000 on Thu, 08 Nov 2007 18:58:04 GMT]]>x2^ at least have sympathy for the kids

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torbs;193421 wrote:
I figure that we should just blame the mom driving the Altima beings she apparently didn't look both ways while exiting her residence...I dont care if the Mustang is traveling 100+mph...it doesnt take a lot of brains to look both ways and see if a car is coming...especially at night when one can see headlights...its all bs

YOU ARE A DUMB FUCK. A woman and her 2 children were killed...burned alive. Go crawl in a hole and shut the fuck up.

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torbs;193421 wrote:
I figure that we should just blame the mom driving the Altima beings she apparently didn't look both ways while exiting her residence...I dont care if the Mustang is traveling 100+mph...it doesnt take a lot of brains to look both ways and see if a car is coming...especially at night when one can see headlights...its all bs

Torbs, you are an idiot!!!

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/182539https://fargostreet.com/post/182539Thu, 08 Nov 2007 17:40:22 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Nissan North America sued for $100,000,000 on Thu, 08 Nov 2007 16:13:34 GMT]]>I figure that we should just blame the mom driving the Altima beings she apparently didn't look both ways while exiting her residence...I dont care if the Mustang is traveling 100+mph...it doesnt take a lot of brains to look both ways and see if a car is coming...especially at night when one can see headlights...its all bs

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/182531https://fargostreet.com/post/182531Thu, 08 Nov 2007 16:13:34 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Nissan North America sued for $100,000,000 on Thu, 08 Nov 2007 16:08:08 GMT]]>legacy image

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/182529https://fargostreet.com/post/182529Thu, 08 Nov 2007 16:08:08 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Nissan North America sued for $100,000,000 on Thu, 08 Nov 2007 15:31:00 GMT]]>God damn mustang drivers........and i find the 100 mph hard to believe, a mustang doing over a hundred?? They would have needed probably 3 miles.

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The Altima was broadsided on Parkway Drive as it came out of a trailer park and burst into flames.

I think this may somewhat explain this rediculous lawsuit.

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/182502https://fargostreet.com/post/182502Thu, 08 Nov 2007 07:40:07 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Nissan North America sued for $100,000,000 on Thu, 08 Nov 2007 04:10:46 GMT]]>lawsuits are basically a lottery, and who pays has more to do with who can pay than who is at fault.

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/182477https://fargostreet.com/post/182477Thu, 08 Nov 2007 04:10:46 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Nissan North America sued for $100,000,000 on Thu, 08 Nov 2007 01:38:55 GMT]]>money hungry pieces of shit

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/182448https://fargostreet.com/post/182448Thu, 08 Nov 2007 01:38:55 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Nissan North America sued for $100,000,000 on Thu, 08 Nov 2007 00:08:58 GMT]]>Damn California hippies.

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/182431https://fargostreet.com/post/182431Thu, 08 Nov 2007 00:08:58 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Nissan North America sued for $100,000,000 on Wed, 07 Nov 2007 23:38:36 GMT]]>I can see the suing the drivers of the racing cars. But suing Nissan cause your car exploded in a crash that is BEYOND anything they or the government even think about testing.

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/182430https://fargostreet.com/post/182430Wed, 07 Nov 2007 23:38:36 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Nissan North America sued for $100,000,000 on Wed, 07 Nov 2007 23:33:18 GMT]]>I dont think the whole car racing thing is going to hold up in court

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KA-T_240;193301 wrote:
I have scene some reports that the mustang that hit the altima was travelling way over 100mph

Well in that case i'm sure most cars on the road would have ruptured gas tanks... There's only a certain amount of stuff the car maker can do for safety, unless they decide to put full roll cages in every car or something...

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/182428https://fargostreet.com/post/182428Wed, 07 Nov 2007 23:19:21 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Nissan North America sued for $100,000,000 on Wed, 07 Nov 2007 22:42:11 GMT]]>I have scene some reports that the mustang that hit the altima was travelling way over 100mph

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/182424https://fargostreet.com/post/182424Wed, 07 Nov 2007 22:42:11 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Nissan North America sued for $100,000,000 on Wed, 07 Nov 2007 22:31:57 GMT]]>well, IF it were a poorly designed fuel tank/location they may have a chance...but blaming Nissan for street racing is dumb...I blame Chevy, Ford, and Chrysler...I always hear stories of street racing from the "Good ol' days" of 396's going up against 427's and Hemi's..../sarcasm

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/182422https://fargostreet.com/post/182422Wed, 07 Nov 2007 22:31:57 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Nissan North America sued for $100,000,000 on Wed, 07 Nov 2007 22:21:57 GMT]]>Wow. Way to get greedy over your family members' deaths and use it to make yourself rich. I hope the rest of the family gets in car accidents as well.

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/182418https://fargostreet.com/post/182418Wed, 07 Nov 2007 22:21:57 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Nissan North America sued for $100,000,000 on Wed, 07 Nov 2007 22:21:21 GMT]]>I hope not, but we may be surprised. Seems you can sue for anything these days.

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