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Michelin Settles Tire Case

Two months after a federal judge in Atlanta sanctioned Michelin North America with a finding that one of its tires was defective and unreasonably dangerous, the company has settled with an Alabama man.

7 minute read July 29, 2012 at 10:13 AM
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R. Robin McDonald
Michelin Settles Tire Case

Two months after a federal judge in Atlanta sanctioned Michelin North America with a finding that one of its tires was defective and unreasonably dangerous, the company has settled with an Alabama man left paralyzed after a 2008 auto accident he claimed was caused by a defective tire.

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