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MANEZ v. BRIDGESTONE FIRESTONE

No. 07-1126.

533 F.3d 578 (2008)

Sofia Lopez De MAÑEZ, et al., Plaintiffs, v. BRIDGESTONE FIRESTONE NORTH AMERICAN TIRE, LLC, et al., Defendants-Appellees. Appeal of Leonel Pereznieto.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided July 11, 2008.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kevin H. Dubose, Alexander, Dubose, Jones & Townsend, Houston, TX, Gordon E. Tabor, Tabor Law Firm, Mark J.R. Merkle, Krieg Devault, Indianapolis, IN, Charles D. Knight, Holland & Knight, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiffs.

Kevin C. Schiferl, Locke Reynolds, Gary P. Price (argued), Lewis & Kappes, Indianapolis, IN, Craig A. Morgan (argued), Austin, TX, for Defendants-Appellees.

James M. Geraghty, Chicago, IL, for Amicus Curiae.

Before RIPPLE, MANION, and WOOD, Circuit Judges.

WOOD, Circuit Judge.

This appeal arises out of one of the many cases that were filed against Ford Motor Company and Bridgestone/Firestone, Inc. (now known as Bridgestone Firestone North American Tire, LLC), after some Firestone tires installed on Ford Explorers exploded, often with catastrophic consequences. Although most of those lawsuits involved U.S. citizens who were driving their cars within the United States, a certain...

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