United States District Court, M.D. Louisiana.https://leagle.com/images/logo.png
January 6, 1986.
January 6, 1986.
Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
Lewis O. Unglesby, Donald T. Phelps, J.J. McKernan, Robert Vandaworker, Baton Rouge, La., for Kevin J. Villar.
Grayson H. Brown, and Terry J. Butcher, Baton Rouge, La., for intervenor Travelers Ins. Co.
Thomas E. Balhoff, Paul Marks, Jr., Charles A. Schulte, Jr., Owen, Richardson, Taylor, Mathews & Atkinson, Baton Rouge, La., for Wilco Truck Rentals.
Paul B. Deal, Michael T. Cali, New Orleans, La., for Budd Co.
Paul Marks, Jr., Charles A. Schulte, Jr., Owen, Richardson, Taylor, Mathews & Atkinson, Baton Rouge, La., for Midland Ins. Co., and W.T.R. Transport.
Edward E. Rundell, Alexandria, La., for Fruehauf Corp.
United States District Court, M.D. Louisiana.
POLOZOLA, District Judge:
Kevin J. Villar brought this suit seeking damages for personal injuries he sustained when a wheel or rim1 on a truck tire plaintiff was changing exploded into the air. Villar sued The Budd Company (Budd), the manufacturer of the rim involved in the accident, alleging the rim was defectively manufactured.2 When the rim exploded, it struck Villar's arm causing compound injuries to the...
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