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Work Related Injuries

11/17/2008
Brian Beckcom
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Firestone settles case with paralyzed college student alleging defective Firestone tire caused crash

According to published reports, Firestone has settled a case with a college student who was paralyzed after his Firestone tires detreaded.

The college student had purchased a remodeled SUV from a seller who equipped it with four Firestone radial tires.  The front left tire detreaded, and the vehicle rolled over and crashed.

The student sued Firestone, alleging products liability claims and failure to warn of the dangers of aging tires.  Evidence showed that the tires had been made by Firestone in the first several weeks of 1990 and then stored in air-vented storage until being installed in the vehicle in 2005.

The case settled for a confidential amount.

The picture to the left shows an example of a safety feature (a belt wedge) that many tire manufacturers either do not use or don't use enough of in order to save money and increase profit (and increase the dangers to their customers).

Injured in an auto accident or by a defective tire?

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