Tire Defect Litigation PDF eBook

Editor: Robert E. Ammons; Contributors: Robert E. Ammons, Stephen M. Arndt, Dennis Carlson, Troy Cottles, Bruce A. Currie, Sean Kane, Paul Maurer, David Osborne, Don C. Stevens, William J. Woehrle ISBN 10: 1-936360-21-7 ISBN 13: 978-1-936360-21-5 Copyright Date Ed: January 20, 2016 Pages: 256 PDF eBook For the uninitiated, tire litigation can be daunting. Tire cases require special technical knowledge on tire construction, material science, and vehicle dynamics. And tire companies can be formidable opponents. Typically, the manufacturer’s first defense is to blame the consumer, attributing tire-related crashes to driver error or improper maintenance. Those claims surface in almost every case. The tire industry’s second tactic is to obfuscate and to hide relevant data and documents. A tire company may manufacture hundreds of separate tire models—each with different specifications—which it uses in litigation to isolate each individual case and claim it is unique, thereby preventi