Val Ortega and Myra Perez were burned alive in Val’s 1985 General Motors vehicle. Their parents hired David Hockema and Joe Escobedo to try their case. In preparing the case for trial and proving the allegation of defective design, experts were retained to perform a full-scale burn test on an exemplar vehicle. The jury awarded a $57,000,000.00 verdict.
Hockema, Tippit & Escobedo was hired in the case of Diana Ramirez v. Volkswagen a few weeks prior to the trial date. Diana Ramirez was killed and her daughter seriously injured when their car was hit by second vehicle which had crossed the median. Our lawyers and team of experts proved that a defect in the wheel assembly of the second vehicle caused its driver to lose control. The result: a $15,800,000.00 verdict against the automobile manufacturer. |
