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A federal judge has signed an order dismissing DaimlerChrysler Corp. from the lawsuit brought by two survivors and the families of seven Utah State University students killed in a 2005 van rollover.
U.S. District Court Judge Tena Campbell signed the order Friday.
DaimlerChrysler made the 15-passenger Dodge van that rolled several times, killing eight students and their instructor, who were returning to the USU campus from an agricultural field trip.
The plaintiffs reached a settlement with the van maker late last year, but it wasn't official until Campbell signed off.
The maker of the van's tires, Copper Tire & Rubber, remains a defendant in the case, set for trial in July.
- Kristen Moulton
