PORTLAND — A wrongful death lawsuit over an exploding tire should be allowed to move forward, the Oregon Court of Appeals ruled Wednesday.
The court said a Multnomah County Circuit Court judge erroneously dismissed the case over a faulty interpretation of a federal law.
Scott Wilcox sued Les Schwab Tire Centers of Oregon Inc. and Toyo Tire Holdings of Americas Inc. in 2014 after a tire his wife was holding on her lap exploded and caused severe injuries, according to his lawsuit and a summary of the case by the Appeals Court. The suit seeks $10.5 million in damages.
