In 2016, The Safety Institute sponsored a study that showed that accidents related to tire defects were on the rise. The study found that, between 2013 and 2014, fatalities related to defective tires rose over 10% while fatalities related to other forms of vehicle accident rose only three-tenths of a percent. This is a… Read More »
Against an automobile manufacturer, a tire dealership, and a van owner in connection with the death of two young men and serious injuries to seven other people in a van
Against Hankook Tire Company for a man rendered quadriplegic following a tire failure (the largest compensatory damage award in the history of the Commonwealth of Virginia. Verdict rendered March 9, 2018)
Against General Tire Co. for a young woman who suffered partial paraplegia related to a defective tire / rollover case
Against an automobile manufacturer, a tire dealership, and a van owner in connection with the death of two young men and serious injuries to seven other people in a van
Against Hankook Tire Company for a man rendered quadriplegic following a tire failure (the largest compensatory damage award in the history of the Commonwealth of Virginia. Verdict rendered March 9, 2018)
Against General Tire Co. for a young woman who suffered partial paraplegia related to a defective tire / rollover case
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