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Fatal SUV crash Involving Defective Tire Results In Plaintiff's Verdict - Dallas, Texas

 

A family involved in a deadly rollover recovered $15.3 million from a business that had allegedly installed a recalled tire on their vehicle. In 2006, Ramon Moreno Jr. was driving a 1994 Ford Explorer on the highway when the treads on the left rear tire separated, causing him to lose control. The sport utility vehicle rolled down an embankment, killing Moreno's 11-year-old brother and injuring Moreno and two other relatives. The family blamed American Tire Depot, a Firestone dealer, alleging it was negligent in rotating a recalled 12-year-old spare tire onto the SUV five months before the incident. American Tire argued that there was no proof it had installed the recalled tire and contended that it had no responsibility to pull old or recalled tires out of service. The jury found American Tire 85 percent at fault and Firestone, which settled out prior to trial, 15 percent liable.

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Defendant Mostly To Blame For Car Crash and Injury in Dallas County - Texas

 

A mother and daughter who claimed multiple injuries in an intersection crash recovered $10,890. In 2007, Sandra Loya, then 40, and daughter Ivonne Hoyos, then 17, were driving on Woodland Hill Road when Jeffrey Jefferson entered from a side street that had a stop sign. They claimed he pulled out without keeping a proper lookout. The defense argued that Loya saw Jefferson pulling out of the intersection a block away. Loya claimed cervical, lumbar and shoulder strains. She also claimed a knee injury. Hoyos claimed shoulder strains. The jury found Jefferson 90 percent liable and Loya 10 percent liable. It awarded $12,100, which was reduced to $10,890.

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Enterprise Hit With Verdict After Rental Car Burns From Car Collision - Dallas, Texas

 

A jury determined that Enterprise Rent-A-Car must pay $15 million for two sisters who died in a collision after their rental car caught fire. In 2004, Raechel Veronique Houck, 24, and Jacqueline Marie Houck, 20, were on the 101 freeway when a fire started under the hood of the PT Cruiser. This caused them to lose control and collide head-on with a tractor-trailer, killing both women. A month earlier, Daimler Chrysler Corp. had recalled PT Cruisers after discovering that a defect in the power steering pressure hose could lead to fires. However, Enterprise continued to rent the recalled vehicles. The Houcks' parents sued Enterprise for negligence, and it eventually stipulated to liability on those claims. A products liability lawsuit against Chrysler and its auto dealers was dismissed after Chrysler filed for bankruptcy and the case proceeded to trial on damages against Enterprise only.

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