Bankruptcy Battle: Chrysler Plaintiffs Say They Deserve Their Day in Court

ABC News reports:

Farbod Nourian of Los Angeles can't sit for long periods of time. The recent college graduate can't lift anything heavy. He suffers constant back problems.

Nourian says he injured himself a year and a half ago when his cousin's 1996 Chrysler Jeep Grand Cherokee slipped from park into reverse, throwing Nourian, who was walking around the back of the car, onto a concrete garage floor. Nourian says he suffered three ruptured disks, a crushed vertebrae and internal bruising and injuries. Nourian is suing Chrysler and has a November court date.

But Nourian's attorney Scott Nealey now fears the terms of Chrysler's bankruptcy proceedings may mean the lawsuit could get thrown out. Today, Nourian is speaking at a news conference designed to put pressure on the government to ensure he and others like him do not lose their day in court.

"Chrysler has asked for the sale to be free and clear," Nealey, an attorney with San Francisco's Lieff Cabraser law firm, told ABC News. "They take all the assets and they have no obligations to people who have Chrysler vehicles right now. So if you have a design defect with Chrysler and it is something the company would normally fix, or you have a personal injury, you would be left with no remedy whatsoever."

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