Recent Posts in Tire Safety Category

NHTSA Opens Investigation Into Goodyear Motor Home Tire Failures

Jan 10, 2018 • Clark Fountain Staff

Federal regulators from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) have opened an investigation into potentially defective Goodyear motor home and RV tires that may pose risks of ...
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Semi-Trucks & Exploding Tires

Sep 27, 2017 • Clark Fountain Staff

Commercial trucks and tractor-trailers are among the largest motor vehicles on our public roadways, and they pose innumerable risks to the drivers, passengers, and pedestrians who share the roads with ...
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What it Takes to Win a Defective Tire Case

Feb 6, 2017 • Clark Fountain Staff

Victims injured in car accidents due to negligence have the legal right to pursue financial compensation for their damages. While accidents occur for various reasons, many catastrophic crashes can be ...
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How to Read and Inspect Your Tires | Tire Education for the Average Consumer

Jan 16, 2017 • Clark Fountain Staff

Driving with worn out tires with little to no tread can be dangerous, illegal and is just not worth the risk. Doing so increases your chance of hydroplaning out of control on a wet road. Most new ...
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Top 10 Types of Tire Defects

Apr 20, 2016 • Clark Fountain

It can be a traumatic and potentially dangerous situation when you are driving and something goes wrong with your tires especially at highway speeds. Perhaps there was a separation, blowout or some ...
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Top Tire Safety Tips

Apr 20, 2016 • Clark Fountain

While there are numerous dangers on the road that can cause an accident, many people don’t realize that their own vehicle can pose some risks. Issues can occur with any part of the vehicle, but when ...
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Expert Identifies Tires Defect in Auto Case

Mar 17, 2016 • Clark Fountain Staff

Hampton Keen was asked to help a young man and boy involved in an accident on I-95 when the vehicle in which they were passengers collided with the concrete median after the tire tread separated. Both ...
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How Do Florida Courts Decide the Venue in Tire Defect Litigation?

Mar 30, 2015 • Clark Fountain Staff

How Do Florida Courts Decide Venue in Tire Defect Litigation? Venue is a common issue in tire defect litigation. Tires often fail when vehicles are traveling on highways far from where the injured ...
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Florida Law Weekly - Cases From Week Of February 6th, 2015

Feb 18, 2015 • Julie Littky-Rubin

FLORIDA LAW WEEKLY “Proposal for settlement fees against insurer” Download PDF Here VOLUME 40, NUMBER 6 CASES FROM THE WEEK OF FEBRUARY 6, 2015 UNDER “ADDITIONAL PAYMENTS” PROVISIONS OF THE POLICY ...
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Clark Fountain Recovers $300,000 For Client

Feb 18, 2015 • Jason Cornell

Following an Accident at Lowe’s Home Improvement Store , Firm Recovers $300,000 For Client On December 11, 2009, Barbara Roberts was shopping at Lowe’s in Lake Park, Fla., to buy items to hang ...
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Clark Fountain Files Complaint Against Six Local and International Companies

Feb 18, 2015 • Clark Fountain Staff

Tire Complaint Filed Against Six Local and International Companies Attorney Jason Cornell recently filed a defective tire complaint against six local and international corporations on behalf of our ...
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Florida Law Weekly - Cases From Week Of January 30th, 2015

Feb 12, 2015 • Clark Fountain Staff

FLORIDA LAW WEEKLY Download PDF here VOLUME 40, NUMBER 5 CASES FROM THE WEEK OF JANUARY 30, 2015 COVERAGE EXCLUDED UNDER ALCOHOL EXCLUSION OF POLICY FOR DEATH OF INSURED, KILLED WHILE OPERATING A JET ...
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An Update on the Toyo Tire Recall

Feb 9, 2015 • Clark Fountain Staff

On October 31, 2014, Toyo Tire Holdings of America (“Toyo”) filed a Safety Recall Report with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, announcing the recall of over 175,000 tires ...
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Using the "Inference of Defect" in Tire Failure Litigation

Feb 2, 2015 • Clark Fountain Staff

Using the "Inference of Defect" in Tire Failure Litigation In Florida, a plaintiff in a products liability action can receive an inference at trial that the product in question was defective if the ...
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The Relationship Between Low Inflation and Tire Failure

Jan 26, 2015 • Clark Fountain Staff

The Relationship Between Low Inflation and Tire Failure Vehicle tires come with a manufacturer's recommended "PSI," indicating the appropriate amount of air pressure in "pounds per square inch." ...
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China Manufacturers Alliance Recalls Bluestar Tires

Jan 14, 2015 • Clark Fountain Staff

China Manufacturers Alliance Recalls Bluestar Tires On November 18, 2014, China Manufacturers Alliance, LLC ("CMA"), filed a Safety Recall Report with the National Highway Traffic Safety ...
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Causes of Tire Failure: Belt Separation

Dec 17, 2014 • Clark Fountain Staff

Causes of Tire Failure: Belt Separation According to a National Highway Traffic Safety Administration survey, nine percent (9%) of vehicle collisions involved vehicles that had issues with the tire ...
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Tire Manufacturer's Document Retention Procedures May be Used Against it in Tire Defect Trial

Nov 12, 2014 • Clark Fountain Staff

Plaintiffs in a tire defect case routinely seek through discovery the defective tire's component information, blueprints and related design specifications. What happens, however, when the tire ...
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