{"id":939,"date":"2021-05-27T13:29:15","date_gmt":"2021-05-27T18:29:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.klfblaw.com\/?p=939"},"modified":"2021-05-27T13:29:15","modified_gmt":"2021-05-27T18:29:15","slug":"louisiana-appellate-court-upholds-7-2m-tire-defect-verdict","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.klfblaw.com\/news\/louisiana-appellate-court-upholds-7-2m-tire-defect-verdict\/","title":{"rendered":"Louisiana Appellate Court Upholds $7.2M Tire Defect Verdict"},"content":{"rendered":"

After US<\/span><\/i>\u00a0Supreme Court\u00a0<\/span><\/i>victory,\u00a0<\/span><\/i>Kaster, Lynch, Farrar & Ball team\u00a0<\/span><\/i>preserves<\/span><\/i>\u00a0trial<\/span><\/i>\u00a0verdict\u00a0<\/span><\/i>for family of man killed\u00a0<\/span><\/i>when tire exploded<\/span><\/i>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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NEW ORLEANS<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>\u2013\u00a0<\/span>Hot off a precedent-setting product defect victory at the U.S. Supreme Court, the trial team at Kaster, Lynch, Farrar & Ball\u00a0<\/span>ha<\/span>s<\/span>\u00a0emerged with another\u00a0<\/span>important<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>win at the courthouse<\/span>.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

This time, the KLF&B <\/span>lawyers <\/span>preserved <\/span>their<\/span>\u00a0earlier\u00a0<\/span>$7.2 million wrongful death\u00a0<\/span>trial\u00a0<\/span>verdict<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>for<\/span>\u00a0the family of a man who was killed\u00a0<\/span>when a defective Goodyear\u00a0<\/span>G182\u00a0<\/span>tire suddenly\u00a0<\/span>exploded<\/span>.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>The successful outcome in\u00a0<\/span>Breaux v\u00a0<\/span><\/i>Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.<\/span><\/i>\u00a0<\/span><\/i>is<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/i>another example of the firm\u2019s ability to win at trial and\u00a0<\/span>succeed<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>at the appellate level<\/span>\u00a0against powerful corporate interests.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span>F<\/span>irm co-founders Bruce Kaster, Skip Lynch, Wes Ball and Kyle Farrar\u00a0<\/span>led\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>Louisiana\u00a0<\/span>trial and\u00a0<\/span>appeal<\/span>,<\/span>\u00a0along with local counsel Meeks & Associates<\/span>\u00a0LLC<\/span>.<\/span>\u00a0In March<\/span>\u00a02021<\/span>, the KLF&B team secured\u00a0<\/span>a unanimous U.S. Supreme Court ruling<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>in a\u00a0<\/span>closely watched\u00a0<\/span>product defect lawsuit against Ford.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span>T<\/span>he<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>Bandemer<\/span><\/i>\u00a0v. Ford<\/span><\/i>\u00a0<\/span><\/i>ruling\u00a0<\/span>at the high court\u00a0<\/span>was an\u00a0<\/span>important win for\u00a0<\/span>a young man who was injured when the airbags in a Ford\u00a0<\/span>Crown Victoria\u00a0<\/span>failed to deploy during a rollover accident<\/span>. The court\u00a0<\/span>decision\u00a0<\/span>is also<\/span>\u00a0widely credited\u00a0<\/span>with<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>preserv<\/span>ing<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>access to the legal system for<\/span>\u00a0individuals\u00a0<\/span>everywhere\u00a0<\/span>to seek justice when they are injured by dangerous and defective products.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span>The most recent\u00a0<\/span>court\u00a0<\/span>case\u00a0<\/span>dates back to<\/span>\u00a0F<\/span>eb. 5, 2014,\u00a0<\/span>when\u00a0<\/span>Elwood Breaux Jr. and a co-worker were inflating a G182 tire after noticing the tire pressure was low. Mr. Breaux was holding the tire upright when the sidewall ruptured.\u00a0<\/span>He<\/span>\u00a0never left the hospital and died from his injuries 28 days later.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span>On May 12, a<\/span>\u00a0three-judge panel from\u00a0<\/span>Louisiana\u2019s\u00a0<\/span>Fourth Circuit\u00a0<\/span>Court of Appeal\u00a0<\/span>found that trial Judge Michael Clement had ruled properly when he\u00a0<\/span>determine<\/span>d that Goodyear had not carried out its duty to warn about\u202f<\/span>its\u00a0<\/span>tires\u2019\u202fdangers\u202fand how to avoid\u00a0<\/span>injury<\/span>.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span>Based in Ocala, Florida, and Houston,\u202fthe\u202ftrial lawyers at\u202fKaster Lynch Farrar & Ball\u202fLLP\u202fhave hard-earned expertise in cases against global\u202fvehicle and\u202ftire manufacturers over\u202fdefects that can cause\u202fsignificant injur<\/span>y<\/span>\u00a0or death. The\u202ffirm is a nationwide leader in securing verdicts and settlements against the world\u2019s largest tire and vehicle manufacturers. For more information, visit\u202f<\/span>TheTireLawyers.com<\/span><\/a>.<\/span>\u202f\u202f\u202f<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

After US\u00a0Supreme Court\u00a0victory,\u00a0Kaster, Lynch, Farrar & Ball team\u00a0preserves\u00a0trial\u00a0verdict\u00a0for family of man killed\u00a0when tire exploded\u00a0 \u00a0 NEW ORLEANS\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Hot off a precedent-setting product defect victory at the U.S. Supreme Court, the trial team at Kaster, Lynch, Farrar & Ball\u00a0has\u00a0emerged with another\u00a0important\u00a0win at the courthouse.\u00a0 This time, the KLF&B lawyers preserved their\u00a0earlier\u00a0$7.2 million wrongful death\u00a0trial\u00a0verdict\u00a0for\u00a0the family of a […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\nLouisiana Appellate Court Upholds $7.2M Tire Defect Verdict - 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