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Lee High School

After car wreck and lawsuit, what happened to Patrick Davis?

January 22, 2017December 15, 2010

Patrick Davis made headlines when he sued General Motors for $50 million, but after the lawsuit was settled, the media moved on and forgot about Davis.

Categories Express-News Stories, Journalism Tags Dipity, DocumentCloud, Lee High School, Patrick Davis, San Antonio Express-News, Traumatic Brain Injuries

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