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HEALEY v. FIRESTONE TIRE CO.

87 N.Y.2d 596 (1996)

663 N.E.2d 901

640 N.Y.S.2d 860

George Healey, Jr., Respondent, v. Firestone Tire & Rubber Company et al., Appellants, et al., Defendant.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided February 15, 1996.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Herrick, Feinstein LLP, New York City (Susan T. Dwyer, Mara B. Levin and Harvey M. Grossman, of the California Bar, admitted pro hac vice, of counsel), for appellants.

Weisfuse & Weisfuse, New York City (Martin H. Weisfuse and Maureen A. Sockett of counsel), for respondent.

Herzfeld & Rubin, P. C., New York City (Michael Hoenig, David B. Hamm and Linda M. Brown of counsel), and Hugh F. Young, Jr., of the Virginia Bar, admitted pro hac vice, for Product Liability Advisory Council, Inc., amicus curiae.

Chief Judge KAYE and Judges SIMONS, TITONE, BELLACOSA, SMITH and CIPARICK concur.

LEVINE, J.

Plaintiff was severely injured when struck in the head by a part of a multipiece truck tire rim which explosively separated when the tire which had just been inflated on it was dropped by an employee of defendant All-Inn Trucking, Inc. The accident occurred September 17, 1991. Presuit discovery orders were granted on behalf of plaintiff, as well as a temporary...

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