On October 3, 2018, the Philadelphia County jury for the Court of Common Pleas returned an $11.7 million verdict against Silvi Concrete Products in a lawsuit involving an accident caused due to a retread tire on the company's truck. The decision was made for the compensatory damages and other interest.
Plaintiff's lawsuit against the company stated a Bridgestone L315 tire on the Silvi truck retreaded by McCarthy Tire using Bridgestone Bandag technology was faulty and led to the accident in which the plaintiff’s arm got severely hurt and cost her infant daughter her leg. Silvi was the sole defendant remaining to settle in the case. The plaintiff's attorney stated other defendants in the case namely Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations, Bridgestone Bandag and McCarthy Tire Service had all settled once the appellate issues were resolved in the plaintiffs' favor at the start of the trial. Bridgestone clarified that it agreed for a confidential settlement to avoid facing an eight-week trial and stated, "The tire line at issue has an exemplary track record. In fact, this was the first and only claim involving a Bridgestone L315 truck tire". The tire maker asserted the tire is in service for more than seven years and has operated safely under severe conditions. Silvi settled punitive damages in a confidential out-of-court settlement.
A federal jury fined Costa Crociere S.P.A. Company, the owner of the cruise ship MS Costa Luminosa over a million for the negligence of the plaintiff's safety. The incident took place in 2014 when the plaintiff slipped on a cleaning bucket aboard the cruise ship, injuring her left arm and shoulder. The lawsuit claimed that the company failed to maintain basic safety amenities.
