The parents of a San Diego girl recently settled out-of-court a defective automobile case alleging that defective roof supports and tires on a Ford E-350 15-passenger van led to the death of their daughter.
Foreign Tire Sales Inc. of New Jersey announced a recall on August 9 of approximately 255,000 Chinese-made tires, stating that the defective tires lacked a particular safety feature known as a gum strip, which could result in tread separation.
The Ford Motor Co. was recently ordered to pay $6 million after a tire blow-out resulted in a rollover accident that left a Florida man paralyzed.
A class-action lawsuit filed on behalf of California consumers threatens the future of the Ford Motor Co., according to one of the company's defense attorneys.
A woman has filed a lawsuit against a popular tire manufacturer, claiming a defective tire was responsible for an accident that killed her husband and two sons.
A lawsuit filed by two women claims that a defective tire caused a crash on a Southern California freeway that killed five.
In Jacksonville, Florida, a lawsuit seeks the addition of warning labels to tires and automotive manuals after a fatal car crash caused by a deteriorated tire left 3 dead and 5 injured.
HILO, Hawai'i -- A driver indicted for negligent homicide in the deaths of two people in a 2003 car crash is suing a service station owner she said sold her inadequate tires which caused the crash.
A settlement was reached in a Citrus County, Florida, woman's lawsuit against Bridgestone/Firestone Co. over defective tires the woman claims were responsible for an accident that took the life of her husband and injured their two sons.
On July, 7, 2005, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration announced that Volkswagen, Ford, and Toyota would be recalling vehicles with defects that pose a hazard to consumers.
A Florida woman whose husband was killed in the July 2001 crash of a van modified for use by a handicapped driver has reached a settlement with Bridgestone/Firestone, Inc., and several businesses in her town.
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