$14 million award in tire case
A jury awarded a multi-million dollar verdict to 3 sons of a San Diego couple who were killed in an accident in 2006 in Arizona. The three boys were the plaintiffs in a wrongful death lawsuit against Mossy Ford and others.
Casey and Melanie Barber’s three young sons were plaintiffs in the lawsuit filed against Mossy Ford and other defendants. Barber was driving his Ford E350 Sportsmobile van on Highway 98 near Page, Ariz., on July 31, 2006, when a tire-tread separation caused him to lose control of the vehicle, according to the plaintiffs’ lawyers.
They contended in trial that Mossy Ford performed a faulty tire repair — instead of taking the tire out of service — that led to the rollover accident. (article)
The defense tried to argue that the tire separation occurred after it hit something in the road. The jury didn't buy it.
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