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December 20, 2000 |

Trial by Tire

The persistence of lawyer Randell C. Roberts exposed documents revealing hundreds of complaints about Bridgestone/Firestone tires, which played a key role in the recall of 6.5 million tires this summer. The significance of his effort became apparent after he shared the documents with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, which is investigating complaints linking deaths to the tires.
6 minute read
January 07, 2008 |

Court Decisions

State correctional officers' First Amendment right of association wasn't violated when they were fired for being members of the Outlaws Motorcycle Club, the 2d U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled. Plus, other court decisions.
14 minute read
September 26, 2001 |

Federal Court Denies Petition Challenging Tire Case Order

The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals denied petitions filed by several news organizations seeking to overturn a federal judge's order that bars reporters from contacting jurors in a lawsuit involving Bridgestone/Firestone Inc. First Amendment experts said they were dismayed by the ruling, which they said follows a trend in the 5th Circuit to limit the media's newsgathering rights.
3 minute read
March 31, 2008 |

A nonprofit human rights attorney goes private

Terry Collingsworth, the longtime executive director of the International Labor Rights Fund and its spinoff, International Rights Advocates, has had enough of non-profit work and fundraising and is going into private practice. But it's the firm he picked to join that is raising eyebrows in the non-profit world � Fort Lauderdale's Conrad & Scherer, a firm with Republican affiliations. Name partner William Scherer was the lead recount lawyer for President George W. Bush in the 2000 election.
3 minute read
May 10, 2002 |

Products Liability

T his column focuses on two recent class action decisions. One, by the Seventh Circuit, was issued on May 2 so it is virtually "hot off the press." It concerns the Ford Explorer and Bridgestone/Firestone Tire multidistrict litigation (MDL) which, for now, is concentrated in a federal court in Indiana. The second opinion of note is the Frank case by the Appellate Division, First Department, issued at the end of March. This litigation involved a claim against auto industry members that their vehicle seats cou
12 minute read
August 17, 2012 |

Approved Opinions

Opinions approved for publication.
6 minute read
January 11, 2012 |

A Year in FCPA

Investigations and prosecutions were revved up in 2011, resulting in numerous settlements and verdicts, explains Bethany Hengsbach of Sheppard Mullin.
7 minute read
April 01, 2010 |

Repeat When Necessary

Bar Talk couldn't turn away from the Toyota Motor Corporation congressional hearings.
2 minute read
October 02, 2000 |

Firestone, Ford Fight for Federal Forum for All Cases

Responding to a wave of lawsuits following the national recall of certain Firestone tires, lawyers for Bridgestone-Firestone Inc. and Ford Motor Co. are working to get all 70-plus class action suits before one federal judge. A federal Judicial Panel on Multi-District Litigation panel took the unusual step of ordering an expedited hearing on several pending transfer and consolidation motions.
4 minute read
August 21, 2000 |

News in Brief

Dismissal of Class Action Against Aetna AffirmedFirst Firestone Class Action Filed in PhiladelphiaDruce Lawyer Wants To Limit Alcohol TestimonyHarry Potter Case To Be Decided in New York
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