ADVISORY/Hearing to Dismiss National Class Action Lawsuit Against Firestone for Steeltex Tires to be Held in Federal Court, Jan. 6.Business Editors/Legal Writers/Automotive Writers ADVISORY...for Monday (Jan. 6) LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 2, 2003 A hearing on a motion from attorneys for Bridgestone/Firestone, Inc. and Bridgestone Corporation, Inc. to dismiss a national class action lawsuit class action lawsuit A lawsuit in which one party or a limited number of parties sue on behalf of a larger group to which the parties belong. For example, investors may bring a class action lawsuit against a brokerage firm that has actively promoted a tax filed against them on August 13, 2002 will be held on Monday, January 6, in the Western Division, Central District of California of the United States District Court United States District Court In the U.S., any of the 94 trial courts of general jurisdiction in the federal judicial system. Each state, as well as the District of Columbia and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, has at least one federal district court. . The hearing will be conducted in the courtroom of Judge Christina A. Snyder. The lawsuit, originally filed in California Superior Court but elevated to the Federal Court, charges that the Firestone fire·stone n. 1. A flint or pyrite used to strike a fire. 2. A fire-resistant stone, such as certain sandstones. Noun 1. Steeltex tire series (models R4S, R4SII SII Servicio de Impuestos Internos (Chile) SII Seiko Instruments, Inc. SII Strong Interest Inventory SII Standards Institution of Israel SII Securities and Investment Institute (UK) and A/T) is defective, and catastrophic tire tread separations have allegedly resulted in thousands of accidents resulting in deaths, injuries and property damage throughout the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. . In the lawsuit, Bridgestone/Firestone and Bridgestone Corporation are charged with Fraudulent Concealment fraudulent concealment, n the deliberate attempt to withhold information or to conceal an act to avoid contractual responsibility. Fraudulent concealment as applied to health care providers arises when a treating doctor conceals from an aggrieved patient , Deceptive Practices, Violation of Unfair Practices Act, Strict Liability, Negligence and Breach of Warranty Ask a Lawyer Question Country: United States of America State: Michigan Probably contract law; I live in Michigan; I ordered a used transition from a company in TX. This part is used; I know it's a crap shoot as to how good it is. . Concurrent with the lawsuit, the Pasadena, CA law firm of Lisoni & Lisoni filed a Petition on November 15 with the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration to request it reopen its investigation of the Firestone Steeltex tire series which it suspended on April 9, 2002. To support the Petition, Lisoni & Lisoni provided the NHTSA NHTSA National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (US government) on November 15 with documentation and evidence of alleged Steeltex tire defects which it has collected during its own 90 day nationwide investigation. Subsequently, the NHTSA has requested additional information and evidence from Lisoni & Lisoni as part of its consideration of its Petition.
Details of the Federal Court hearing are as follows:
WHEN: Monday, January 6, at 10 a.m.
WHERE: Courtroom 5 (Judge Christina A. Snyder)
United States District Court, Central District,
Western Division
312 N. Spring Street
Los Angeles
WHO: Joseph L. Lisoni of Lisoni & Lisoni, lead attorney for the
national class class action lawsuit, will be present and
available to answer questions after the hearing.
INFORMATION CONTACT:
For additional information or advance arrangements, contact
Bob Fisher or Chris Foster of Fisher & Associates at
818/346-1750 or by e-mail at pr4biz@FisherPR.com.
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