Legal Opinion
In re Bridgestone/Firestone, Inc. Tires Products Liability Litigation
District Court, S.D. Indiana
Decided December 31, 2001No. IP 00-9373-C-B/S; MDL No. 1373PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER GRANTING MOTION FOR CLASS CERTIFICATION AND RULING ON RELATED MATTERS
BARKER, District Judge.
INTRODUCTION
The Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (“MDL”) transferred this action to this court, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1407, on October 26, 2000. On January 2, 2001, Plaintiffs in a number of transferred cases filed their Master Complaint in this district against Ford Motor Company (“Ford”), Bridge-stone/Firestone, Inc. (“Firestone”), and Bridgestone Corporation ■ (“Bridgestone”). One month later, Plaintiffs filed a Motion for Class Certification. For the reasons ex*509plained below, on…
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