History and Current Status of Entran II Litigation
Only two homeowner cases against Goodyear have gone to trial. In the first, Vista Resorts v. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, six Colorado homeowners recovered more than $22 million from Goodyear. The jury awarded the homeowners nearly $5.8 in actual damages. The jury also awarded punitive damages against Goodyear in the same amount. Because the jury found that Goodyear had violated the Colorado Consumer Protection Act in selling Entran II hose, the actual damages were tripled, resulting in a total judgment of $22,666,598.51. Review a copy of the jury's verdict form, and the actual judgment.

A second trial for five additional homeowners began on April 15, 2002, in Arapahoe County, Colorado. That particular case included both Goodyear and Heatway as defendants. After a three-week trial, the jury again returned a verdict (total $3.2 million) in favor of the homeowners. Significantly, this verdict included damages for the diminished value of the property when the owners attempted to sell their homes that once contained Entran II hose. The judgment included $2 million in damages for the diminishment in the value of the homes even after Entran II was replaced.

Trials for more than 35 additional properties are currently scheduled to begin in early 2003 in Colorado federal court. There are also several class actions pending across the country. Class actions have already been certified in Colorado and New Mexico. Proposed class actions are also pending in the New England states (Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont) and New York. A hearing regarding certification of the New England class will take place in fall 2002.

You may be eligible to participate in a class action or file on an individual basis to recover damages, including replacement costs and any diminishment in value to your property caused by defective Entran II hose. Depending on the law of your state, the statute of limitations on your claims may be running out, and you should consult a legal advisor now on how you can preserve your legal rights.

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