Tire Defects

The fact that defective tires are responsible for thousands of injuries and many deaths each year is news to very few people. But as the recent Ford-Firestone story has made abundantly clear, the real question to answer is focused on who is responsible for the tire failure: the auto makers or the tire manufacturers? In either case, the competing interests and reputations of two large and most likely well-known public companies will be at stake . . . companies that will do everything they can to divert responsibility for the defective tires or tire failure away from themselves and onto the other company involved.

For these reasons, getting beyond the finger-pointing and the confusion being generated — and getting results — requires a professional perspective and strong abilities.

At Douthit Frets Rouse Gentile & Rhodes LLC, our experience working as defense counsel for domestic and foreign automobile manufacturers has proven profoundly beneficial to the injured people and grieving families we have represented nationwide — a fact demonstrated by the record results we have been able to achieve in many states.

Our attorneys have handled a wide range of motor vehicle defect cases involving defective tires and tire failure, including instances of:

• De-beading (separation of the tire tread from the tire)
• Tire shredding
• Adhesion / bonding agent failure
• Tire blowout
• Vehicle design defects leading to tire failure

Douthit Frets Rouse Gentile & Rhodes LLC accepts attorney referrals throughout the United States and is open to co-counsel opportunities with lawyers and law firms seeking to take advantage of the unique assets we can offer.

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If you have been seriously injured or have recently lost a family member as the result of a tire blowout or defect, our personal injury trial lawyers can help. For a free consultation, call us in Kansas City, Missouri, at 816.941.7600 or complete the brief e-mail form located on the contact page of this Web site.

All personal injury cases involving defective tires are handled on a contingent fee basis. We do not receive any attorneys' fees unless we are able to obtain compensation for you.