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IN RE BRIDGESTONE/FIRESTONE

No. W2006-02550-COA-R9-CV.

286 S.W.3d 898 (2008)

In re BRIDGESTONE/FIRESTONE and Ford Motor Company Litigation.

Court of Appeals of Tennessee, Western Section, at Jackson.

September 15, 2008.

Permission to Appeal Denied by Supreme Court March 23, 2009.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Steven A. Riley and Salvador M. Hernandez, Nashville, TN, for the appellant Bridgestone Corporation; James F. Sanders and A. Scott Ross, Nashville, TN, for the appellant Bridgestone Firestone North American Tire, LLC; and Stephen A. Marcum, Huntsville, TN, and Craig A. Morgan, Austin, TX, for the appellant Ford Motor Company.

Steve North, Madison, TN; Richard L. Denney and Lydia JoAnn Barrett, Norman, OK; Robert L. Langdon and J. Kent Emison, Lexington, MO; John M. Merritt, Oklahoma City, OK; and Richard L. Lagarde, Houston, TX, for the appellees.

OPINION

HOLLY M. KIRBY, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which ALAN E. HIGHERS, P.J., W.S., and DAVID R. FARMER, joined.

The second appeal in this case involves the effect of a previous forum non conveniens dismissal. The plaintiffs, residents and citizens of Mexico, were injured in automobile accidents that took place in Mexico. They filed multiple lawsuits against several American corporate defendants, alleging that the accidents were...

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