Legal Opinion
Ludis J. Cooper v. The Firestone Tire and Rubber Company, and the Budd Company, Ludis J. Cooper v. The Firestone Tire and Rubber Company
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided September 26, 1991No. 88-15520, 88-15538PublishedCited by 83 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JAMES R. BROWNING, Circuit Judge:
Firestone Tire & Rubber Co. and The Budd Co. appeal from the district court’s denial of their motion for new trial or re-mittur. We affirm.
BACKGROUND
Ludís J. Cooper was injured in the course of his employment as a tire repairman when a multi-piece truck rim, known as the RH5 degree, explosively separated as he was servicing a wheel and tire. The injury required amputation of Cooper’s right hand and part of his right forearm and increased the risk of quadriplegia upon any subsequent trauma to his head or neck.
Cooper sued appellant Firestone, manufacturer of the…
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