On May 15, 2006, a Texas woman was riding in a 2000 Mazda half-ton pickup driven by a friend when one of the tires suffered a catastrophic tread separation, sending the truck into a spinning flip. She later died from injuries sustained in the auto accident. Now her husband, acting on behalf of himself, his children, and the estate of his wife, filed a product liability suit against the tire manufacturer, Cooper Tire and Rubber Company. His Wrongful Death suit asks for $100 million in actual and punitive damages against the firm for what the complaint described as “wanton and willful recklessness.”
The product liability complaint alleges that the tire was defective in design and manufacture, making it “unreasonably dangerous,” even when used as intended. Furthermore, the complaint alleges that Cooper Tire failed to adequately test the tires before marketing them, and that there existed reasonable economic alternatives that would have made the tire safer, if they had been pursued by Cooper. Even worse, the complaint alleges that Cooper knew of the defects but concealed or failed to disclose these facts.
If someone you love has been killed or seriously injured as a result of a defective product in Texas, contact the experienced product liability lawyers at Kennedy Hodges, LLP for a free case evaluation.
