IN RE BRIDGESTONE/FIRESTONE, INC.

Nos. IP 00-9374-C-B/S, MDL 1373, IP C1-5454-C-B/S, IP 02-5635-C-B/S, IP C3-5787-C-B/S, IP 03-5790-C-B/S.

305 F.Supp.2d 927 (2004)

In re BRIDGESTONE/FIRESTONE, INC., Tires Products Liability Action. Rodolfo Cisneros, v. Bridgestone/Firestone, Inc., et al. Athenea Gonzalez de Becerra, et al. v. Bridgestone/Firestone, Inc., et al. Hugo Zacarias Sandoval, et al. v. Ford Motor Company, et al. Sofia Lopez de Manez, et al. v. Ford Motor Company, et al.

United States District Court, S.D. Indiana, Indianapolis Division.

February 27, 2004.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Don Barrett, Barrett Law Office Pa, Lexington, MS, Victor Manuel Diaz Jr., Podhurst, Orseck, Josefsberg & Eaton, Miami, FL, Mike Eidson, Colson Hicks Eidson, Coral Gables, FL, Irwin B. Levin, Cohen & Malad, Indianapolis, IN, William E. Winingham, Wilson, Kehoe & Winingham, Indianapolis, IN, for plaintiffs.

John H. Beisner, O'Melveny & Myers LLP, Washington, DC, Daniel P. Byron, Bingham McHale LLP, Indianapolis, IN, Mark Herrmann, Jones, Day, Reavis & Pogue, Cleveland, OH, Thomas S. Kilbane, Squire, Sanders & Dempsey LLP, Cleveland, OH, Mark Merkle, Krieg Devault LLP, Indianapolis, IN, Randall Riggs, Locke Reynolds LLP, Indianapolis, IN, Colin P. Smith, Holland & Knight LLC, Chicago, IL, Thomas G. Stayton, Baker & Daniels, Indianapolis, IN, for defendants.


ORDER ON DEFENDANTS' MOTION TO DISMISS MEXICAN ACCIDENT CASES ON FORUM NON CONVENIENS GROUNDS

BARKER, District Judge.

Defendants Bridgestone/Firestone North American Tire, LLC, successor to Bridgestone/Firestone, Inc., ("Firestone") and Ford Motor Company ("Ford") (collectively "Defendants") filed a motion to dismiss certain Mexican accident cases on grounds of forum non conveniens, and subsequently, a motion to amend their motion to dismiss...

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