Judge Strikes Cooper Worker’s Testimony
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A U.S. judge threw out testimony by a former Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. employee who said she burned evidence of tire defects at a supervisor’s direction.
U.S. District Judge George Howard’s decision to strike Cathy Jean Barnett’s testimony eliminates the main evidence cited by attorneys seeking sanctions against the second-biggest U.S. tire maker.
The request for sanctions was brought by lawyers for two boys seeking $100 million in damages for a 1998 accident that paralyzed them and killed their parents and brother.
Cooper shares rose 8 cents to $23.70 on the NYSE.
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