Tire Failure & Tread Separation Cases

Product Liability / Defective Tire / Wrongful Death
Confidential Settlement

Two people were killed and two injured when a defective tire failed, allowing a belt separation and causing the vehicle to go out of control and roll over.

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3/30/12 Michelin Settles Case of Man Paralyzed as a Result of a Defective Tire after a Federal Judge Sanctions Michelin for Discovery Abuse.

Tire maker Michelin settled a case involving catastrophic injuries to an Alabama man, when a Uniroyal Laredo tire manufactured by Michelin suffered a tread separation and came apart, causing the vehicle to go out of control and roll over.

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3/22/12 Bridgestone/Firestone Settles Defective Tire Case

Bridgestone/Firestone agreed to a settlement where a couple was killed when a Firestone Steeltex tire on another vehicle suffered a belt/tread separation, causing the vehicle to go out of control, cross a median and hit the Couple's vehicle head-on.

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