A personal injury and wrongful death verdict totaling $32.2 million against Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company has been upheld by the Nevada Supreme Court.
The iconic Goodyear blimp
The wrongful death lawsuit resulted form a personal injury accident the caused the death of three people in 2004.
The tire maker had appealed the verdict arguing that it was excessive. However, that state’s Supreme Court wrote that “there was sufficient evidence to justify the amount because of the loss of life and serious injuries.”
In other personal injury news: Sony is recalling over 230,000 VAIO model laptops due to product defect concerns and consumer safety.
According to he U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, the product recall which was announced last week, is because the computers are at risk of overheating and this could cause personal injuries including burns to consumers using the products.
Sony Vaio keyboard
The models impacted by the recall were sold between January and April 2010.
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