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Mcgee v. General Motors Corp.
''McGee v. General Motors'' was a 1998 court case in which the jury awarded plaintiffs Robert and Connie McGee $60 million. The trial revealed hidden information about a General Motors fuel tank design. General Motors (GM) was alleged to have sacrificed vehicle safety measures in favor of additional profit.〔 This case was featured on CNN, ''60 Minutes'', ''The New York Times'', and ''USA Today''.〔
==Background==
On July 3, 1991, Robert and Connie McGee were traveling with their children Kelly and Shane in their 1983 Oldsmobile Cutlass Cruiser. While stopped at a toll booth, the car was hit by a trailer which had disconnected from a truck several lanes away, driven by Curtis Cayton.〔 The impact caused the trailer tongue-head to pierce the car’s gas tank, resulting in a gasoline explosion.
After the accident, Shane McGee died as a result of severe burns to 98% of his body. Robert, Connie, and Kelly survived, but needed skin grafts to repair burn damage. Connie had to undergo reconstructive surgery due to extensive burns on her hands and face.
The McGees settled with the truck driver out of court, but sued General Motors for intentionally failing to provide adequate safety measures on the car.
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