Firestone Tires
Firestone tires were standard equipment on millions of Ford Explorer SUVs, Ford Rangers and Ford F-150 pickups. On May 2, 2000, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) opened an investigation into approximately 47 million ATX, ATXII, and Wilderness AT tires manufactured by Bridgestone / Firestone, Inc. (Firestone), the world's...MORE >>
Featured Articles on Firestone Tires
- April 27, 2010 - Judges Want Jurors to Log Offline
- March 20, 2009 - Jurors' Use of the Internet Upsets the Scales of Justice
- April 16, 2008 - Website Makes Suing Easy
- June 07 2007 - SUV rollovers put Ford´s future in judge´s hands
- February 26, 2004 - Bridgestone Firestone announces tire recall after 5 deaths are linked
- Feb. 6, 2004 - Firestone Tires Under Fire Again
- January 6, 2003 - Ford Explorer Rollover Lawsuit Settlement: Ford, Bridgestone Settle Faulty Tire Lawsuit
- September 11, 2002 - Ford, Firestone Hid Problems, LA Jury Told
- September 10, 2002 - Ford, Firestone In Settlement Talks
- August 13, 2002 - Lawsuit In U.S. Alleges Bridgestone/Firestone Tire Defect
- August 13, 2002 - Lawsuit Seeks Bridgestone Tire Recall
- November 8, 2001 - Firestone Forestalls Defective Tire Suits
- October 27, 2001 - Settlement in Suit Over Stalling Vehicles Could Cost Ford $2.7 Billion
- September 19, 2001 - Ford settles another Explorer lawsuit before trial begins
- August 30, 2001 - Firestone settles lawsuit in fatal Texas rollover.
- August 25, 2001 -Tire Company Settles Injury Suit; Courts: Texas Family Gets $7.5 Million From Bridgestone/Firestone Before Jury Verdict.
- August 17, 2001 - Documents show Firestone knew of safety cap efficiency
- August 16, 2001 - Expert says tires lacked key strip; 90-cent piece crucial for safety, witness claims in Firestone trial
- August 2, 2001 - Ford documents from January '99 refer to problems.
- July 27, 2001 - Man sues Firestone over wife's death
- June 20, 2001 - Tauzin says replacement tires from Ford may hold bigger risk
- June 14, 2001 -Ford settles tire lawsuits quietly Automaker spends millions to protect Explorer's image
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