© 2005 Lawyers Weekly Inc., All Rights Reserved. By Natalie White A Miami jury recently awarded $61 million, including $60 million for pain and suffering, to the family of a teenager killed in a rollover accident involving a Ford Explorer. Lance Crossman Hall was 17 years old in April 1997, riding in the front passenger
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Road Scholars: Attorneys Bruce Kaster, James F. Swindoll, Sandy Huckabee, Jerry Kelly and Paul Byrd represent families of the crash victims in the suit against Cooper Tire. By Michael Haddigan August 25, 2000 FLORIDA LAWYER BRUCE KASTER bulldogged tire-failure lawsuits in relative obscurity for the last 15 years before being rocketed to prominence by the
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By John Kelly Associated Press August 23 2000 DECATUR — Four retired tire makers testified today that Bridgestone / Firestone Inc. put quantity ahead of quality at the company’s Decatur factory. In sworn depositions to be used in lawsuits against the tire maker, the retirees said they were required to build tires from outdated rubber
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He says the solution to tread-belt separation is simple and cheap. Firestone disagrees. By SCOTT BARANCIK © St. Petersburg Times, published August 11, 2000 Minutes after Bridgestone/Firestone Inc. said Wednesday it would recall 6.5-million tires, calls began rolling in to the offices of an Ocala law firm that has been a nail in the side
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August 10, 2000 By RICHARD B. SCHMITT Staff Reporter of THE WALL STREET JOURNAL For the tire industry, Bruce Kaster may be public enemy No. 1. The Ocala, Fla., lawyer is arguably the nation’s foremost authority on tires — and their defects. For more than a decade, he has been filing suits against tire companies
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