HALE v. FIRESTONE TIRE & RUBBER CO.

No. 78-0266-CV-W-5.

636 F.Supp. 585 (1986)

Larry HALE and Linda Hale, Plaintiffs, v. The FIRESTONE TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY, and the Budd Company, Defendants.

United States District Court, W.D. Missouri, W.D.

March 31, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Risjord & Curtis, P.C., Kansas City, Mo., for plaintiffs.

William Sanders, Robert Horn, Blackwell, Sanders, Matheny, Weary & Lombardi, Kansas City, Mo., for Firestone.

Tom Schulte, Karen Iverson, Lathrop, Koontz, Righter, et al., Kansas City, Mo., for Budd.


ORDER

SCOTT O. WRIGHT, Chief Judge.

In this exploding RH5° wheel rim case, the jury found in favor of plaintiff Larry Hale both on his strict liability-design defect claim and on his negligent failure to warn claim. The jury also found that, under each claim, Larry Hale was 5% at fault for his injuries. The jury assessed Larry Hale's total actual damages at $679,000.00 and assessed punitive damages against defendant Budd Company in the amount of $1...

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