CAMPOS v. FIRESTONE TIRE & RUBBER CO.


192 N.J. Super. 251 (1983)

469 A.2d 943

ARMANDO CAMPOS AND PURESA CAMPOS, PLAINTIFFS-RESPONDENTS, v. THE FIRESTONE TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY, DEFENDANT-APPELLANT.

Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division.

Decided December 1, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Erwin N. Griswold, pro hac vice, of the District of Columbia, Ohio and Massachusetts Bar, argued the cause for appellant (Ribis, McCluskey, Ruane & Graham, attorneys; Jerome J. Graham, Jr. of counsel; Victor E. Schwartz, Patrick W. Lee, Kathryn Kelly, Elizabeth L. West and George C. Jones on the brief).

William H. Sheil argued the cause for respondents.

Buttermore, Mullen, Jeremiah and Phillips, filed a brief amicus curiae for Washington Legal Foundation (Daniel J. Popeo of counsel; William S. Jeremiah and Nicholas E. Calio of the District of Columbia Bar on the brief).

Young, Rose, & Millspaugh, filed a brief amicus curiae for National Machine Tool Builders' Association (Frederick W. Rose on the brief; Mark J. Nuzzaco of the Oregon Bar of counsel).

Connell, Foley & Geiser, filed a brief amicus curiae for Armstrong Rubber Company, Cooper Tire & Rubber Company, Dunlop Tire & Rubber Corporation, General Tire & Rubber Company, The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company and Uniroyal Tire Company (John B. Lavecchia of counsel and on the brief).

Kronisch & Schkeeper, filed a brief amicus curiae for Association of Trial Lawyers of America, New Jersey Affiliate (Allan Roth of Bendit, Weinstock & Sharbaugh, on the brief).

Before Judges MICHELS, KING and DREIER.


The opinion of the court was delivered by MICHAEL P. KING, J.A.D.

In this products-defect failure-to-warn case plaintiff Armando Campos was awarded a verdict of $255,000 for injuries to his right arm. The product allegedly causing the injury was a three-piece wheel-rim assembly manufactured by defendant Firestone and sold to plaintiff's employer. In response to two special questions the jury found no design defect but did find that defendant failed to adequately warn...

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