GERMANIO v. GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBBER CO.

Civ. A. No. 87-3857(JFG).

732 F.Supp. 1297 (1990)

Sublizio GERMANIO and Hilda Germanio, Plaintiffs, v. The GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY, Defendant.

United States District Court, D. New Jersey.

March 26, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stephen A. Browndorf, Northfield, N.J., and John C. Risjord and Randy W. James, John C. Risjord & Associates, P.C., Overland Park, Kan., for plaintiffs.

Thomas T. Chappell, DeGonge & Chappell, Belleville, N.J., and Christopher S. Shank and William D. Beil, Stinson, Mag & Fizzell, Kansas City, Mo., for defendant.


GERRY, Chief Judge.

I. Introduction

Presently before the court is defendant Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company's pretrial motion for summary judgment on the claim for punitive damages advanced by plaintiffs, Sublizio and Hilda Germanio, in this products liability action concerning the explosive separation of a truck tire rim manufactured by defendant. Defendant argues that New Jersey's scheme for the determination of the propriety of an award of punitive damages...

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