Louisiana Supreme Court Rejects Goodyear's Appeal of $7.2M Tire Defect Verdict
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NEW ORLEANS, Oct. 22, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- The Louisiana Supreme Court has declined to hear an appeal by Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., leaving in place a $7.2 million wrongful death verdict for the family of a Plaquemines Parish man who was killed when a defective Goodyear G182 tire suddenly exploded.
Key Points:
- NEW ORLEANS, Oct. 22, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- The Louisiana Supreme Court has declined to hear an appeal by Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., leaving in place a $7.2 million wrongful death verdict for the family of a Plaquemines Parish man who was killed when a defective Goodyear G182 tire suddenly exploded.
- The case is one of several recent favorable outcomes secured by the Kaster, Lynch, Farrar & Ball trial team, including:
A $3.08 million tire defect verdict against Kumho Tire in September 2021. - A $1.2 million jury verdict upheld on appeal in May 2020 on behalf of an Arkansas truck driver seriously injured in a crash caused by a defective Hankook tire.
- Numerous tire defect settlements with significant confidential awards against some of the world's largest tire and automotive companies, including Cooper Tire & Rubber Company, Bridgestone Tire and Michelin.