Auto Dealership Loses Appeal in Tire-Blowout Lawsuit
Flemington Car & Truck Country, an auto dealership in central New Jersey, lost its appeal in a tire-blowout lawsuit. The dealership is required to pay $3.9 million to a family injured in a car accident that, according to court documents, was caused by a blown out tire that the dealership’s service department repeatedly failed to
Titan Loses Lawsuit
Titan International, and its former brand Dico, has been ordered to pay millions in fines to the EPA for the demolition of three buildings in Des Moines, Iowa. The EPA sued Titan and Dico in October 2010 claiming the three demolished buildings were contaminated with dangerous PCBs and the company flouted environmental regulations. A federal
Bridgestone Succeeds in Trademark Lawsuit
A Chinese court ruled that a tiremaker’s use of the Besttone name and a logo similar to that of the Bridgestone tire brand constitutes trademark infringement. As a result, production and sales of the Besttone brand must stop; Chinese firm Shenzhen Momentum Star Tyre Co. and its affiliate Hangzhou Hangyou Rubber Products Co. must pay
Securities Class Action Lawsuit Filed Against Cooper
A securities class action lawsuit on behalf of investors in Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. against the tiremaker and certain of its senior executives has been filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware. The complaint alleges that Cooper violated the federal securities laws by issuing a series of materially misleading statements
Toyo Files Lawsuit Against Toyama Tyre Corp. Over SEMA Display
Toyo Tire & Rubber Co. and its U.S. subsidiaries filed a trademark infringement action on Nov. 8 against Toyama Tyre Corp. Ltd. and its subsidiaries. Toyo filed the action against Toyama in the U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada, where both companies had exhibitor booths at the annual SEMA Show. In the complaint,
Bridgestone Wins Patent Rights Lawsuit in China
Bridgestone Corp. has won a design patent infringement lawsuit against China’s Qingdao Genco Industrial Group Co. Bridgestone alleged that the Qingdao, Shandong Province-based Qingdao Genco Industrial Group copied a patented groove design on some of its medium truck tires, which were found displayed in a catalog. The suit was filed and won in Qingdao City
Bridgestone Wins Patent Infringement Lawsuit
Bridgestone Corp. has won a lawsuit against a Chinese tiremaker regarding the infringement of its design patent rights. In May 2011, Bridgestone filed a lawsuit in the Beijing Second Intermediate People’s Court alleging that its design patent rights were violated by Guangming Tyre Group. Specifically, the court found that Bridgestone’s rights were violated by Guangming
Lawsuit Surfaces as Universal TPMS Sensor Offerings Grow
The automotive aftermarket has become crowded with universal TPMS sensors. The company laying claim to pioneering it all says it welcomes the competition, but wants a level playing field. For the last few years, "one-size-fits-all" sensors have been arriving by land and sea, carrying descriptions such as "programmable sensor systems" and "multi-vehicle protocol technology." Not
WTC Now Facing Engineer Lawsuit
As expected, the aftermath of the Port of Ephrata calling off its land sale deal with Washington Tire Corp. will be littered with lawsuits. Less than a month after the Port ended negotiations with WTC and its listed president Abraham Hengyucius, WTC is now being sued for non-payment by a local surveying and engineering firm.
Lawsuits to be Filed Against Cooper, Ford in Fatal Florida Crash
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