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IN RE BRIDGESTONE/FIRESTONE, INC.

No. 04-1827.

420 F.3d 702 (2005)

In re: BRIDGESTONE/FIRESTONE, INC., Tires Product Liability Action.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided August 24, 2005.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kevin Dubose (argued), Alexander, Dubose, Jones & Townsend, Houston, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Colin P. Smith, Holland & Knight, Chicago, IL, Craig A. Morgan (argued), Austin, TX, for Defendants-Appellees.

Before RIPPLE, MANION, and WOOD, Circuit Judges.

WOOD, Circuit Judge.

José Samuel Mañez-Reyes, a Mexican soccer professional of some note, died on the day after Christmas, 2002, when his Ford Explorer rolled over in Veracruz, Mexico. His family sued the Ford Motor Company and Bridgestone/Firestone, Inc., in Val Verde County, Texas, alleging that a defect in one of the Explorer's Firestone tires caused the accident. After being removed to the Western District of Texas, the case was transferred to the Southern...

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