The Legal Intelligencer newspaper interviewed Kyle Farrar following a record jury verdict and settlements in a Pennsylvania lawsuit in which a mother and her baby daughter were seriously injured in a crash caused by a defective Bridgestone truck tire. Writes The Legal Intelligencer: “According to Houston attorney Kyle Farrar of Farrar & Ball, who was

Law360 spoke with Wes Ball following the firm’s record verdict and related settlements for a mother and her infant daughter who were seriously injured in a crash caused by a defective Bridgestone truck tire. Writes Law360: “Silvi Concrete has joined Bridgestone in settling a woman’s claims that the companies are responsible for the dismemberment she

Another win for Farrar & Ball against a global tire manufacturer MORRILTON, Ark. – An Arkansas jury late Thursday ordered South Korea-based Hankook Tire Co. LTD to pay $1.2 million to a severely injured dump truck driver over an accident caused by a tire tread defect. The verdict is the latest significant win against a

As injuries and fatalities continue to rise in connection with defective ignition switches in millions of GM cars and trucks, General Motors has agreed to pay $900 million to settle criminal charges related to its poor response and botched handling of the grave product safety issue. At least 124 people have died and many more

Jury award spotlights maintenance failures in trucking industry HOUSTON – A Houston federal jury has awarded a $2.6 million verdict on behalf of a truck driver who suffered serious injuries while working on a poorly maintained tandem trailer owned by Phoenix-based Swift Transportation Corp. (NYSE: SWFT), the largest motor carrier in North America with more

Tire companies rarely have to answer in court for the harm caused by their defective products. Few law firms have taken manufacturers to trial in the last three years. Only a handful of law firms focus on tire litigation against all manufacturers. Farrar & Ball, LLP is an elite firm in this area. Over the

DES MOINES, Iowa, March 23 /PRNewswire/ — A Polk County, Iowa, jury has issued a $32.8 million verdict against Findlay, Ohio-based Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. (NYSE: CTB) in a lawsuit over a fatal 2007 vehicle rollover caused by tire tread separation. Jurors in Judge Carla T. Schemmel’s District Court found that Cooper Tire was

CorpusChristiDaily.com Farrar & Ball successfully concluded litigation with Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. The firm represented Maria San Juan and Disney San Juan, age3, in a tire failure incident wherein Miguel San Juan was killed. Mr. San Juan was a loving father and husband. The case was filed in Clark County, Nevada. On June 23,

The families of three men, represented by Farrar & Ball, have reached a settlement with Ford Motor Company regarding an incident which took the lives of all three men in 2007. Ford has agreed to settle the case for a confidential amount only months before trial. The case was filed in Arizona state court. No

Farrar & Ball, LLP obtained a $279,325.28 verdict against Brand Scaffold Services, LLC and Brand Scaffold Builders, Inc. for negligently mixing scaffolding parts. On February 2, 2007, Plaintiff was erecting scaffolding equipment when the ledger, a piece of the scaffold, broke causing Plaintiff to fall approximately 20 feet. During litigation, Farrar & Ball, LLP learned