UNION SPRINGS – A lawsuit that originally resulted in a $122 million verdict against General Motors was settled out of court Friday as attorneys prepared for new trial in the case.

UNION SPRINGS, Ala. (AP) – A lawsuit that originally resulted in a $122 million verdict against General Motors was settled out of court Friday as attorneys prepared for new trial in the case.

The Alabama Supreme Court overturned an $89 million verdict against General Motors last week because of problems with the selection of jurors.

MONTGOMERY, Ala. - The Alabama Supreme Court overturned an $82 million verdict against General Motors on Friday because of problems with the selection of jurors for the case.

The Alabama Supreme Court overturned an $82 million verdict against General Motors on Friday because of problems with the selection of jurors for the case.

The Alabama Supreme Court overturned an $82 million verdict against General Motors on Friday because of problems with the selection of jurors for the case.

MONTGOMERY, Ala. - The Alabama Supreme Court overturned an $82 million verdict against General Motors on Friday because of problems with the selection of jurors for the case.

MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- The state Supreme Court overturned an $82 million verdict against General Motors on Friday, saying that the jury was improperly selected for the product-defect case last year.

On Dec. 10, 1999, 12-year-old honor student Jeffrey Jernigan was riding in the front passenger’s seat of a 1993 Oldsmobile Delta 88 driven by his brother. While driving near Smut Eye, Alabama, they were involved in a head-on collision, and the Delta 88’s passenger compartment collapsed on Jeffrey.

West Alabama Timber has filed a lawsuit against Catepillar, Inc. and Thompson Tractor, Inc. because of the injuries and damages suffered as a result of a defective skidder.