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In 2000 Firestone was served with 413 individual lawsuits in state and federal courts. By July 2002 Ford and Bridgestone/Firestone had settled more than 600 cases. [59] By late 2003 Bridgestone/Firestone and Ford had settled 1,300 cases. [59] In November 2001, Firestone agreed to pay $41.5 million to end state lawsuits against Firestone. [61]
The case, consolidated with Ford Motor Co. v. Bandemer, involved two product liability lawsuits brought against the Ford Motor Company at the state level related to two drivers' injuries in separate accidents involving Ford's vehicles in Montana and Minnesota. Ford challenged the lawsuits as the vehicles in question were manufactured elsewhere ...
The General Motors streetcar conspiracy refers to the convictions of General Motors (GM) and related companies that were involved in the monopolizing of the sale of buses and supplies to National City Lines (NCL) and subsidiaries, as well as to the allegations that the defendants conspired to own or control transit systems, in violation of Section 1 of the Sherman Antitrust Act.
In May 2000, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) contacted Ford and Firestone about the high incidence of tire failure on first generation Mercury Mountaineers, first and second generation Ford Explorers, and Mazda Navajo 3-doors fitted with Firestone tires. Ford investigated and found that several models of 15-inch (381 ...
Two S.C. sisters who years ago got a multimillion-dollar settlement after their mom died in a car crash have sued ex-banker Russell Laffitte for profiting off and misusing the money placed in a ...
The Hills urged the judge to set a new trial date as soon as possible—after sanctioning Ford for misconduct. The case is Hill v. Ford, No. 16 C 04179-2. Show comments. Advertisement.
In 1906, Henry Ford chose Firestone to supply tires for its car models. [7] In 1918, Firestone Tire and Rubber Company of Canada was incorporated in Hamilton, Ontario, and the first Canadian-made tire rolled off the line on September 15, 1922. [8] During the 1920s, Firestone produced the Oldfield tire, named for racing driver Barney Oldfield. [9]
Bill Ford, executive chairman, Ford Motor Co., with his wife Lisa and their sons Will and Nick and Ciarán McMahon, chairman and managing director, Henry Ford & Son Ltd., on the replica of the ...