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IN RE BRIDGESTONE/FIRESTONE, INC.

Nos. 02-1437 to 02-1439.

288 F.3d 1012 (2002)

In the Matter of BRIDGESTONE/FIRESTONE, INC., Tires Products Liability Litigation. Appeals of Bridgestone/Firestone, Inc., Bridgestone Corporation, and Ford Motor Company.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided May 2, 2002.

Rehearing and Rehearing Denied June 5, 2002.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Elizabeth J. Cabraser (argued), Lieff, Cabraser, Heimann & Bernstein, San Francisco, CA, Irwin B. Levin, Cohen & Malad, Indianapolis, IN David Boies, Boies, Schiller & Flexner, Armonk, NY, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Robin G. Weaver, Squire Sanders & Dempsey, Hugh R. Whiting (argued), Jones, Day, Reavis & Pogue, Cleveland, OH, for Defendant-Appellant in No. 01-1437.

Thomas S. Kilbane, Robin G. Weaver, Squires Sanders & Dempsey, Cleveland, OH, for Defendant-Appellant in No. 02-1438.

John H. Beisner (argued), O'Melveny & Myers, Washington, DC, for Defendant-Appellant in No. 02-1439.

Stephen M. Shapiro, Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw, Chicago, IL, for Amicus Curiae.

Before EASTERBROOK, MANION, and KANNE, Circuit Judges.

Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied June 5, 2002.*

EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge.

Firestone tires on Ford Explorer SUVs experienced an abnormally high failure rate during the late 1990s. In August 2000, while the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration was investigating, Firestone recalled and replaced some of those tires. Ford and Firestone replaced additional tires during 2001. Many suits have been filed as a result...

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