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Book Review of Cape May Court House: A Death in the Night

Cape May Court House: A Death in the Night
Cape May Court House: A Death in the Night
Author: Lawrence Schiller
Genre: Nonfiction
Book Type: Mass Market Paperback
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No one in Cape May Court House, New Jersey, was surprised when Eric Thomas, a popular young doctor, sued the Ford Motor Company for the wrongful death of his pregnant wife, Tracy after a minor accident involving their powerful Explorer. Backed by the medical examiner's findings, the lawsuit claimed that the Explorer's Airbag inflated improperly, causing injuries that resulted in Tracy's suffication.
But this seemingly simple product-liability case soon evolved into something far darker and more complex.