Father and son sue rental car agency after accident allegedly caused by recapped tires
A father and son have filed a Texas personal injury lawsuit against a rental car company over injuries suffered in a car accident. According to the lawsuit, the accident was caused by a retread tire on the rental van. Avis Budget Group Inc., PV Holding Corp. and Budget Car Rental have been named as defendants.
The plaintiffs, David and Brandon Smith, allege that the defendants were negligent in several ways. Their personal injury lawsuit charges the defendants with negligence in placing the recapped tires on the van as well as in failing to advise the plaintiffs that a recapped tired had been placed on the van, among other things.
According to the Texas personal injury lawsuit, the defendants made a “conscious decision” to expose customers to “unreasonable and unnecessary risk.”
In the suit, the plaintiffs are seeking an excess of $75,000 in damages, including compensation for medical expenses, lost wages, physical impairment, disfigurement, physical pain, mental anguish and loss of earning capacity.
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