United States Fourth Circuit

Motorist's warranty claims were properly dismissed because the express and implied warranties do not cover tread wear of the original equipment tires on his minivan. The vehicle warranty expressly and repeatedly excludes tires from coverage, and the warranty from Michelin expires with the tread; because these are special "run-flat" tires, their merchantability cannot be determined by a comparison to standard passenger tires.

Appellate Information

• Decided 01/05/2009
• Published 01/05/2009

Judges

• Before NIEMEYER and AGEE, Circuit Judges, and RICHARD L. VOORHEES, United States District Judge for the Western District of North Carolina, sitting by designation.

Court

• United States Fourth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• ARGUED:  Thomas Joseph Minton, Goldman & Min-Ton, P.C., Baltimore, Maryland, for Appellant.  Roy Morse Brisbois, Lewis, Brisbois, Bisgaard & Smith, L.L.P., Los Angeles, California;  Peter W. Herzog, III, Bryan Cave, L.L.P., St. Louis, Missouri, for Appellees. ON BRIEF:  Jon P. Kardassakis, Lewis, Brisbois, Bisgaard & Smith, L.L.P., Los Angeles, California, Robert B. Green, David B. Irwin, Irwin, Green & Dexter, L.L.P., Towson, Maryland, for Appellee American Honda Motor Company, Incorporated;  Richard P. Cassetta, Bryan Cave, L.L.P., St. Louis, Missouri, Joel A. Dewey, Jeffrey M. Yeatman, DLA Piper U.S. LLP, Baltimore, Maryland, for Appellee Michelin North America, Incorporated.