$6.7M damages for death from exploding garbage truck tire

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A Louisiana judge says Goodyear must pay more than $6.7 million in damages in the death of a garbage truck driver killed in 2014 when a tire he was inflating exploded.
Elwood Breaux Jr. was working for the Plaquemines (PLAK-uh-minz) Parish government when the “zipper failure” occurred. The name describes a long sidewall rip with protruding metal reinforcement.
State District Judge Michael Clement ruled last week that Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. failed to a