An Iowa jury awarded seven passengers in a deadly 2007 rollover accident some $33 million, finding Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. at fault.
Seven passengers involved in a deadly van rollover crash near Bondurant won a $33 million verdict Friday from a Polk County jury that blamed a U.S. tire maker for the accident.
Cooper is expected to appeal the verdict, and denies that tires caused the September 2007 rollover accident near Bondurant, Iowa, involving a 1997 Plymouth Grand Voyager minivan.
One passenger was killed in the accident, and another was left paralyzed. The other passengers suffered various injuries.
The plaintiffs contended that a manufacturing flaw led to a tread separation in the tire, which allegedly caused the driver to lose control on U.S. 65 near Bondurant.