ADVISORY/Lisoni & Lisoni to Provide ``State of the Litigation'' for Firestone Steeltex Class Action Lawsuit; Detail Petition for New Investigation.News Editors/Business Editors ADVISORY...for Friday (March 12) PASADENA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 9, 2004 As the 20-month-old 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 against Bridgestone/Firestone, Inc. for alleged defects in its 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 reaches its most critical stage to date, the Plaintiff's law firm, Lisoni & Lisoni, will hold a News Conference on March 12 at its Pasadena offices to analyze and comment on recent major new developments in the lawsuit and announce new actions to be taken as the "home stretch" approaches in the 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. process. Terming the last three months as a highly significant and turbulent period in the litigation, lead Attorney Joseph L. Lisoni at the News Conference will analyze, comment on, and offer printed and visual documentation on a wide range of subjects, to include: -- Bridgestone/Firestone's announcement this past week that it is recalling nearly 300,000 of its Steeltex tires which were produced at a Canada plant and have been linked to six accidents which resulted in five deaths and 20 injuries. Another 20,000 tires were exported outside U.S. -- Bridgestone Corporation, Inc. of Japan's request to Lisoni to be temporarily exempted from the lawsuit (granted) until determination was made of the culpability culpability (See: culpable) of Bridgestone/Firestone. -- The ruling made by the California Superior Court on February 25 on a motion to have the lawsuit certified See certification. as a national class action and what it means for the litigation's final outcome. -- The refiling of a petition seeking sanctions Sanctions is the plural of sanction. Depending on context, a sanction can be either a punishment or a permission. The word is a contronym. Sanctions involving countries: Bridgestone/Firestone's alleged destruction of evidence (damaged tires) which violated vi·o·late tr.v. vi·o·lat·ed, vi·o·lat·ing, vi·o·lates 1. To break or disregard (a law or promise, for example). 2. To assault (a person) sexually. 3. a court order. -- Reversal of denials by Bridgestone/Firestone that it has been storing allegedly defective tires. -- The petition by lawyers representing Bridgestone/Firestone to The State Bar of California seeking to have the senior partners of Lisoni & Lisoni disbarred. (Bar denied petition.) Also at the News Conference, Lisoni will announce the filing of a petition with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA, often pronounced "nit-suh") is an agency of the Executive Branch of the U.S. Government, part of the Department of Transportation. (NHTSA NHTSA National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (US government) ) requesting that it reopen re·o·pen tr. & intr.v. re·o·pened, re·o·pen·ing, re·o·pens 1. To open or be opened again: Officials reopened the airport after the snow was cleared. Schools reopen in September. its investigation of Firestone Steeltex tires limited to tires on ambulances. Through its own investigation, the law firm has obtained reports of alleged defects on Steeltex tires from ambulance companies in 33 states. Following are pertinent details on the News Conference:
WHEN: Friday, March 12, 10:30a.m.
WHERE: Lisoni & Lisoni
225 South Lake Avenue (9th Floor Conference Room)
Pasadena
WHO: JOSEPH L. & GAIL N. LISONI - Lisoni & Lisoni
VISUALS: Among the items to be on display at the News Conference
will be maps, charts, photographs and written materials
documenting Steeltex tire failures, resulting damages and
ambulance problems as well as video clips of alleged
destruction of evidence by Bridgestone/Firestone and
video images of problems ambulances are having with
Steeltex tires.
INFORMATION
CONTACT: For additional information or advance arrangements prior
to March 12, contact Bob Fisher or Chris Foster of Fisher
& Associates at 818-346-1750 or e-mail
pr4biz@FisherPR.com.
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