The SUV rollover lawsuit filed against Mitsubishi Motors by the family of TLC Singer Lisa “Left Eye” Lopes will go forward, says the Georgia Court of Appeals. The auto manufacturing giant had tried to have the wrongful death lawsuit dismissed because the company is located abroad and the accident occurred in Honduras.
Lopes died while on vacation in April 2002 in a rollover collision outside the town of La Ceiba. Lopes, 30, was driving the Mitsubishi SUV that rolled over.
About the Case
Representing the pop star’s family in the case is Attorney Stuart Ollanik, a (former) senior partner at the auto products liability law firm of The Gilbert Law Group, P.C.. Mr. Ollanik says that the sport utility vehicle that Lopes was operating was not as resistant to rollovers as it could and should have been—especially because many SUVs that are now being made are “a little lower, just a little bit wider, and with electronic stability.” Electronic stability systems can automatically adjust the steering and braking of a motor vehicle so that it doesn’t tip over.
Fighting for Safer Automobiles Nationwide
Mr. Ollanik and The Gilbert Law Group, P.C. are long-term advocates of improving SUVs. Testing conducted by the law firm show that just lowering the center of gravity of a sport utility vehicle and widening the wheel base can prevent an SUV from rolling over. Many engineers and safety experts agree.
Mitsubishi has denied any wrongdoing related to Lopes’s rollover death.
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