NTB Tire Registration Class Deal Gets Final Nod Over Objection

A class settlement calling for National Tire & Battery to help consumers nationwide register their newly purchased tires won final approval from a federal court in Florida.

The no-damages deal provides value to the class, and the attorneys’ requested $645,000 fee award warrants approval, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida said in an order entered Wednesday.

The court overruled a protest from an objector who said the deal benefits the plaintiffs’ lawyers but not the class and said it’s considering sanctions against her.

Bruce Exum Jr. and Emilie Palmer alleged NTB failed to comply with a ...