Aguirre

Filed 12/8/21 Aguirre v. Nissan North Am. CA3

NOT TO BE PUBLISHED

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IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

THIRD APPELLATE DISTRICT

(Yolo) ----

JOSE AGUIRRE, C088270

Plaintiff and Respondent, (Super. Ct. No.

CVPO-14-001385)

v.

NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC.,

Defendant and Appellant.

Plaintiff Jose Aguirre was driving into the parking lot of his employer Hines Nursery to start his work day when his 2000 Nissan Xterra suddenly accelerated, collided with the retaining wall of a ramp, and ended up crushed under a trailer. Aguirre was seriously injured and is nearly quadriplegic. Defendant Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) appeals from a judgment after a bench trial awarding Aguirre $36,197,264 in damages. The trial court found that the edge of the arm…