April 08, 2015
A California federal judge on Tuesday dismissed an asbestos suit against Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., signing off on its settlement with the family of a U.S. Navy worker who died from asbestos-induced cancer.
July 25, 2014
A California federal judge Friday reversed an MDL judge's ruling excusing Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. and two other manufacturers from liability for a Navy aircraft repairman's death from asbestos-induced cancer, agreeing that a 2013 California appeals court ruling changed the landscape for "sophisticated user" product liability defense arguments.