$900,000
Product Liability
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Case Details
This settlement against car wheel manufacturer Budd Company was on behalf of the family of a 17-year-old boy who was killed at an automobile service station by a tire that exploded while he was inflating it following a repair. The wheel company began manufacturing and selling wheels one-half inch greater in diameter to the same market consumers but without adequate notice or information. The inadvertent use of the larger tire caused the tire to explode upon its inflation.
Additional Notes
In a subsequent trial against the tire manufacturer only, the jury found against the defendant. Although the verdict did not exceed the original settlement, it was only one of several favorable verdicts ever reached nationwide in a wheel/tire mismatch trial against the tire manufacturer.
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