Lawsuits to be Filed Against Cooper, Ford in Fatal Florida Crash

Published: June 7, 2010

Attorney Eric Block today plans to announce the filing of wrongful death lawsuits against Cooper Tire, Ford and other unnamed companies involving a crash last year on Interstate 295 in Jacksonville, Fla., that killed four teens last year.

Representing the four students’ families, Block said a defective Cooper tire on a 1997 Ford Explorer put into motion the crash caused when a tire blew out while the students were driving on the last day of school, June 5, 2009.

Three 15-year-olds and one 17-year-old were killed in the crash. Three 15-year-olds and one 16-year-old were injured. The driver, who was 15 years old at the time of the crash, managed to steer the Explorer to an emergency lane before it overturned.

Yokohama Rubber partners with Haupt Racing Team

Yokohama Rubber said it is aiming for victories at the Nürburgring 24-Hour Race and Nürburgring Langstrecken Serie (NLS) with Advan tires.

By Christian Hinton

Published: April 24, 2024

Yokohama Rubber has signed a partnership agreement with Mercedes-AMG Customer Racing’s Haupt Racing Team (HRT). As part of the Advan Challenge that seeks to maximize sales of Advan tires, Yokohama Rubber said it is aiming for victories at the Nürburgring 24-Hour Race and Nürburgring Langstrecken Serie (NLS) by supplying its Advan racing tires for the Mercedes-AMG GT3 being entered in those races by HRT.