Legal Opinion
Feinstein v. Firestone Tire and Rubber Co.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided March 30, 1982No. 78 Civ. 4342-CSH, 78 Civ. 4301-CSH and 80 Civ. 2339-CSHPublishedCited by 122 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
HAIGHT, District Judge:
Plaintiffs in the three captioned actions move for class certification under Rule 23, F.R.Civ.P. The defendant in each case is The Firestone Tire & Rubber Company (“Firestone”). The cases arise out of a series of failures of Firestone-manufactured steel belted radial tires, which in 1978 prompted reports by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (“NHTSA”) and the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce of the United States House of Representatives. In response to the NHTSA report, Firestone entered into a voluntary recall…
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- Toole v. Richardson-Merrell Inc.California Court of Appeal · 1967
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