Legal Opinion
Cisneros v. Bridgestone/Firestone, Inc.
District Court, S.D. Indiana
Decided February 27, 2004No. IP 00-9374-C-B/S, MDL 1373, IP C1-5454-C-B/S, IP 02-5635-C-B/S, IP C3-5787-C-B/S, IP 03-5790-C-B/SPublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER ON DEFENDANTS’ MOTION TO DISMISS MEXICAN ACCIDENT CASES ON FORUM NON CONVENIENS GROUNDS
BARKER, District Judge.
Defendants Bridgestone/Firestone North American Tire, LLC, successor to Bridgestone/Firestone, Inc., (“Firestone”) and Ford Motor Company (“Ford”) (collectively “Defendants”) filed a motion to dismiss certain Mexican accident cases on grounds of forum non conveniens, and subsequently, a motion to amend their motion to dismiss in order to direct it to all of the cases listed in this caption. For the reasons set forth in detail below, Defendants’ motion to amend is GRANTED, and…
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