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WEST v. GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBBER CO.

No. 92 Civ. 0938(RO).

973 F.Supp. 385 (1997)

Ronald WEST and Daphne West, as Husband and Wife, Plaintiffs, v. THE GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY and The Budd Company, Defendants.

United States District Court, S.D. New York.

July 22, 1997.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edward J. Lackaye, of counsel, Poughkeepsie, NY, Aaron N. Woods, of counsel, Risjord & James, Overland Park, KS, for Plaintiffs.

Clausen, Miller, P.C., Michael W. Duffy, of counsel, Chicago, IL, for The Budd Company.

Gallagher, Gosseen & Faller, Alan D. Kaplan, of counsel, Garden City, NY, for Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co.

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

OWEN, District Judge.

Plaintiff Ronald West1 was injured in 1991 by an exploding tire when he mounted a 16" tire manufactured by defendant Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company ("Goodyear") on a 16.5" wheel manufactured by defendant The Budd Company ("Budd"). Plaintiffs seek from each defendant $2,000,000 in compensatory damages and $5,000,000 in punitive damages.

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