ADVISORY/Lisoni & Lisoni Announces California Court Hearing on March 17 to Determine if Firestone Steeltex Tire Lawsuit is Certified as National Class Action.Legal Writers/Automotive Writers ADVISORY...for Wednesday (March 17) --(BUSINESS WIRE) A defining moment in the 18-month old 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 against Bridgestone/Firestone, Inc. (aka Bridgestone/Firestone North American North American named after North America. North American blastomycosis see North American blastomycosis. North American cattle tick see boophilusannulatus. Tire, LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol. LLC - Logical Link Control ) for alleged defects in its Steeltex tire series will take place on March 17 in the Riverside Branch of the California Superior Court when a hearing will be held to determine if the lawsuit will be certified as a national class action lawsuit. Should the certification be granted, the lawsuit would represent all complainants nationally who have experienced massive tread separations in Steeltex 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 tires making it possibly the largest class action lawsuit in the history of the United States “American history” redirects here. For the history of the continents, see History of the Americas. The United States of America is located in the middle of the North American continent, with Canada to the north and the United Mexican States to the south. . The hearing comes: -- Six weeks (January 29) after Plaintiffs' legal counsel (Lisoni & Lisoni) granted a request from Bridgestone Corporation, Inc. of Japan, a co-defendant in the lawsuit, to be temporarily exempted from the lawsuit, pending completion of litigation An action brought in court to enforce a particular right. The act or process of bringing a lawsuit in and of itself; a judicial contest; any dispute. When a person begins a civil lawsuit, the person enters into a process called litigation. against its own wholly-owned American subsidiary, Bridgestone/Firestone North American Tire, LLC. -- Three weeks (February 26) after Bridgestone/Firestone announced a partial recall of 490,000 Steeltex tires. The tires were manufactured at its plant in Joliette, Quebec Joliette is a town in southwest-central Québec, Canada on the Rivière l'Assomption and is the seat of the Regional County Municipality of Joliette. It is home to the Joliette Art Museum, whose works of art include paintings, sculptures, paper artwork and a large collection of art , Canada and have been linked to six accidents which have allegedly caused five deaths and 20 injuries. It is estimated that there are over 30 million Steeltex tires on the nation's roads and highways List of articles related to roads and highways around the world. International/World
WHAT: Hearing on a motion by Plaintiffs' Legal Counsel in the Firestone Steeltex tire class action lawsuit to have the court certify that the lawsuit is national in scope and represents all claimants throughout the United States. WHEN: Wednesday, March 17, 2004, 8:30 a.m. WHERE: Riverside Branch of California Supreme Court (Department 2H) 46-200 Oasis Street, Indio WHO: Lisoni & Lisoni -- Law firm representing Plaintiffs in class action lawsuit. Holland & Knight -- Law firm representing Bridgestone/Firestone, Inc. LAWSUIT WEBSITE: Updated information on the class action lawsuit can be obtained by viewing the lawsuit's website at: www.firestonesteeltexclassaction.com. |
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