According to a report from Associated Press (AP), 26 lawsuits filed by accident victims who alleged tread separation on tyres made by Bridgestone/Firestone caused their rollover crashes have been settled for an undisclosed amount.
Linda Houssiere, of the Houston law firm Houssiere Durant and Houssiere, confirmed to AP last Friday that the settlements involving 78 people who were killed or injured in rollover accidents.
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Bridgestone/Firestone spokeswoman Jill Bratina also confirmed the settlement to AP but made no additional comment.
AP said that the terms of the confidential settlements were not revealed by Houssiere or Firestone, although the attorney told AP that her firm’s clients received “a premium.”
The lawsuits, filed in Harris and other counties around Texas, alleged tread separation in Firestone tyres caused Ford Explorers to roll.
AP, citing Houssiere, said that most of the firm’s clients, who settled with Firestone at the end of last week, already had settled with Ford in the last few months. The firm has other suits pending against the tyre maker and Ford.
