Snyder v. Winston Tire Company, et al.
Published: Jun. 2, 2004 | Result Date: Apr. 15, 2004 | Filing Date: Jan. 1, 1900 |Case number: TC015579 Verdict – $0
Judge
Court
L.A. Superior Compton
Attorneys
Plaintiff
Defendant
Peter J. Gates
(Gates, Gonter,Guy, Proudfoot & Muench LLP)
Eric P. Weiss
(Scali Rasmussen, PC)
Experts
Plaintiff
Thomas Glapponi
(technical)
Mark B. Shattuck
(technical)
Defendant
James D. Gardner
(technical)
Harold J. Herzlich
(technical)
Gerald P. Bretting
(technical)
Jason A. Arst
(technical)
Facts
The plaintiff's decedent, a young commercial banker, was returning to San Francisco from San Diego with a friend, Amber Cagle, at the wheel of his car. The left tire suffered an impact which caused the tire to fail several hundred miles later, while traveling between 80-90 mph. The driver over-corrected, causing the vehicle to leave the road and roll several times, inflicting fatal injuries on the decedent Snyder. The decedent's parents sued the defendant Winston Tire Company, which allegedly sold the tire; Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company, which manufactured the tire, and the driver Amber Cagle, alleging causes of action in strict products liability against Winston and Goodyear and negligence against all defendants. Because the plaintiffs did not articulate an independent negligence claim against the defendant Winston in discovery, Goodyear assumed Winston's defense.
Other Information
Though the jury determined that the tire was defectively manufactured, they did not feel that the defect was a substantial factor in causing the accident.
Deliberation
four days
Length
13 days
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