Date: 08-04-2010

Case Style: Aaliyah George v. Johnson Controls, Inc.

Case Number: 0916-CV03304

Judge: Sandra C. Midkiff

Court: Circuit Court, Platte County, Missouri

Plaintiff's Attorney: Robert Langdon, Adam Graves, Jay Burke, Phyllis Norman and Patty Bertelson, Langdon & Emison, Lexington, Missouri.

Defendant's Attorney: Adam Suroff, Polsinelli Shughart P.C., Kansas City, Missouri

Description: The Family of Aaliyah George, age 2, sued Johnson Controls, Inc. on a products liability theory claiming that the back of a car seat in the automobile broke during a rear end accident causing the head of the driver to hit Aaliyah's head injuring her in 2007.

The defenses asserted by Johnson Controls are not available.

Outcome: Plaintiffs' verdict for $8 million.

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