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Recent News About Firestone
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4 families sue 78 companies over asbestos exposure
The surviving family members of four deceased refinery workers have filed a wrongful death lawsuit against 78 companies which they allege exposed the workers to asbestos and led to their death from asbestos-related disease. -
Asbestos suit names 46 companies as defendants
An Orange County man and woman have filed an asbestos suit against 46 defendant corporations, claiming the lung cancer with which the man was diagnosed was wrongfully caused. -
Appeals court removes conditions in Mexican suit against Ford
EASTLAND, Texas � Ingeniously but improperly, Texas judge Michael Mayes sent a Mexican suit against Ford Motor Co. and Bridgestone Firestone to Mexico in a way that made it three times as strong. -
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Ford rollover settlement provides more to lawyers than class members
In a class action involving rollovers in Ford Explorers, attorneys from Beaumont's Provost Umphrey Law Firm received about $1 million in legal fees � only a small share of the total $25 million of attorney's fees and costs � but the lawyers still received more than the class members they represented. -
Arkansas man files 14 suits claiming discrimination by various cities, businesses
FORT SMITH, Ark. � Arkansas resident Carl Edward Myers claims that numerous Fort Smith businesses and entities have violated his rights by discriminating against him based on his race, age, disability, sex and religion. -
This Just In: Recent civil suits filed in Orange County District Courts
Recent civil suits filed in Orange County District Courts, March 17-26, 2009 -
Family sues Ford, Firestone after Explorer rollover kills passenger
TEXARKANA, Ark. � Eight years after the voluntary recall of Bridgestone/Firestone tires, another lawsuit has been filed by the family of the victim of a fatal Ford Explorer rollover allegedly caused by the tires. -
Cut from the same cloth: the men behind the millions
Umphrey BEAUMONT, Texas � Pictures of Southeast Texas attorney Walter Umphrey's 70th birthday party bear closer resemblance to paparazzi shots at a Hollywood extravaganza than a celebration of an accomplished law partner. -
Driver faults Firestone, Ford for rollover
ORANGE -- When the car in front of Terri Franklin blew a tire, she was suddenly pummeled by pieces of flying rubber. The shower of debris allegedly caused Franklin to lose control and flip her vehicle. -
This Just In: Recent civil suits filed in Orange County District Courts
Recent civil suits filed in Orange County District Courts, July 17-31, 2008 -
Texas SC: Auto auctions not liable for defective vehicles
Texas Supreme Court AUSTIN - Drivers can't hold auto auctioneers liable for defective vehicles, the Texas Supreme Court decided March 28. -
Mikal Watts withdraws from U.S. Senate race
Mikal Watts Citing family reasons, Corpus Christi plaintiffs' attorney Mikal Watts, a Democratic candidate for John Cornyn's spot in the U.S. Senate, has withdrawn from the race. -
79-year-old sues for butadiene exposure
A worker at Firestone's synthetic rubber plant in Orange for 43 years, Edward Blankenstein, 79, says he was "negligently" exposed to butadiene during his long tenure. -
Watts' wars
Mikal Watts South Texas trial lawyer Mikal Watts considers himself a warrior. His Watts Law Firm Website is full of quotes by Sun Tzu, a Chinese author who wrote the "Art of War" in the fifth-century B.C., and photos of masked fencers thrusting and jabbing at their foes.