Wal-Mart to Pay for Three Killed in Tire Blowout Accident
Wal-Mart was held accountable by a Maryland jury for a tire blowout accident that killed three people traveling in a van when a new tire mounted by the retailer on a rusted rim failed. The company must also pay $18.9 million in damages to the plaintiffs in the case, according Lawyers USA (subscription required). The three victims – a mother and her two children – were part of a larger family group travelling to Maryland from California in a minivan, when the vehicle's left rear tire went flat in Iowa. A new tire was mounted on the rusted rim at a Wal-