Anchorage, Alaska (KTUU) — A father’s six-year battle to uncover what he called a “potentially deadly guardrail” ended Tuesday in a Tennessee court.In 2016, Steve Eimers sued Lindsay Corporation, the manufacturer of the X-Lite guardrail, after his 17-year-old daughter Hannah’s car crashed into the X-Lite guardrail in Tennessee in 2016 Died when.
The trial began June 13 in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee in Chattanooga.Eimers claims the X-Lite guardrail has a design flaw, which he believes the company knows about.Ames and Alaska news sources obtained hundreds of internal Lindsay Corporation emails and videos, which Ames said proved the manufacturer knew the guardrails were defective.During a five-month investigation, Alaska news sources found nearly 300 X-Lite guardrails were installed throughout Alaska, many in and around Anchorage, although the Alaska Department of Transportation initially told the Federal Highway Administration, The state has not installed any X-Lite guardrails..
Lindsay has always maintained that their product is safe, and they have argued this throughout the trial.Both sides presented evidence and their witnesses testified.On the sixth day of the trial, the parties agreed to a settlement that was filed in Tennessee District Court on Tuesday.”Therefore, the court adjourned the trial and sent the jury home,” the court order said.
Details of the settlement were not disclosed.Efforts to obtain a statement from either party have been unsuccessful.Alaska’s DOT&PF now plans to spend up to $30 million to upgrade guardrails in Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Anchorage, and the Kenai Peninsula area.In 2018, Lindsay stopped making X-Lites after the Federal Highway Administration adopted stricter safety rules.