(September 29, 2017, 12:50 PM EDT) -- SCRANTON, Pa. — Expert witnesses for both sides can testify in a design defect case involving an automobile tire that exploded and injured a mechanic, a Pennsylvania federal magistrate judge ruled Sept. 27 after finding that the challenged opinions are sound, relevant and helpful to the trier of fact (Vincent Dodson, et al v. Beijing Capital Tire Company, Ltd., et al., No. 3:14-cv-01358, M.D. Pa., 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 158484)....