JONES v. FIRESTONE TIRE AND RUBBER CO., INC.

Nos. 90-7499, 90-7755.

977 F.2d 527 (1992)

Ben JONES, Plaintiff, John Issac; Harvey Echols; Jim Thornton; Sherman Jones; Henry Washington, Plaintiffs-Intervenors, Appellants, v. FIRESTONE TIRE AND RUBBER COMPANY, INC., Defendant-Appellee. Ben JONES, Plaintiff-Appellant, John Issac; Harvey Echols; Jim Thornton; Sherman Jones; Henry Washington, Plaintiffs-Intervenors, v. FIRESTONE TIRE AND RUBBER COMPANY, INC., Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

Rehearing and Rehearing Denied December 29, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert L. Wiggins, Jr., Anna K. Norton, Gordon, Silberman, Wiggins & Childs, P.C., Birmingham, Ala., for Ben Jones.

C. Daniel Karnes, Katie J. Colopy, Ross W. Townsend, Jones, Day, Reavis & Pogue, Chicago, Ill., Glen D. Nager, Jones, Day, Reavis & Pogue, Washington, D.C., for Firestone in No. 90-7499.

Glen D. Nager, Jones, Day, Reavis & Pogue, Washington, D.C., for Firestone in No. 90-7755.

Before TJOFLAT, Chief Judge, BIRCH, Circuit Judge, and HILL, Senior Circuit Judge.


Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied December 29, 1992.

TJOFLAT, Chief Judge:

This case consolidates the appeals of Ben Jones (Jones) (No. 90-7755) and John Issac, Harvey Echols, Jim Thorton, Sherman Jones, and Henry Washington (Intervenors) (No. 90-7499) from discovery, class certification, and summary judgment orders, and from trial verdicts in favor of defendant Firestone Tire & Rubber Co. (Firestone). This case is among the diminishing number of...

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