Michelin North America will not appeal a nearly $12 million verdict by a Rio Grande Valley jury this week in a fatal accident that killed six people and left a 12-year-old boy paralyzed.
RAYMONDVILLE, TEXAS (AP) -- A Willacy County jury found that a defective Goodrich tire made by the company caused the New Year's Eve 2006 crash outside Matamoros, Mexico.
Michelin spokesman Lynn Mann said in a statement Friday that the company expresses sympathy to the families who suffered loss and has great respect for the court system. But "in our opinion, the jury ignored a great deal of physical evidence in reaching this conclusion."
Nevertheless, the spokesman said South Carolina-based tire maker said it will not appeal, due to an agreement reached earlier.
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