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IN RE FORD MOTOR CO.

No. 09-50109.

580 F.3d 308 (2009)

In re: FORD MOTOR CO., a Delaware Corporation; Bridgestone/Firestone North American Tire LLC, the Successor to Bridgestone/Firestone, Inc., Petitioners.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

August 21, 2009.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Wade Crosnoe (argued), Michael W. Eady, Thompson, Coe, Cousins & Irons, L.L.P., Craig Alan Morgan, Austin, TX, for Ford Motor Co.

Phillip B. Dye, Jr., Knox D. Nunnally, Sandra Garza Rodriguez, Vinson & Elkins, L.L.P., Houston, TX, Craig Alan Morgan, Austin, TX, for Bridgestone/Firestone North American Tire LLC.

John M. Merritt (argued), Merritt & Associates, P.C., Oklahoma City, OK, for Plaintiffs-Respondents.

Before SMITH, STEWART and SOUTHWICK, Circuit Judges.

JERRY E. SMITH, Circuit Judge:

Ford Motor Company ("Ford") and Bridgestone/Firestone North American Tire LLC ("Firestone")1 requested that the district court reconsider a pretrial forum non conveniens ("FNC") motion that had been denied by a multidistrict litigation ("MDL") court. The district court declined the request, so petitioners seek a writ of mandamus. We grant the writ.

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