The negligent actions of both the Madera Unified School District and BMW are at the center of a lawsuit that has just been filed by Warren Paboojian on behalf of a family who lost their 14-year old daughter to a hot vehicle.
Graciela Martinez was driven to school in a BMW by her brother Oscar on September 11, and because her class did not start until one hour after her brother’s class, Graciela decided to take a nap in the back of the car. Unbeknownst to Oscar, this particular BMW model, a 328i of the 1997 model year, suffers from a safety defect wherein the doors cannot be unlock…