Attorneys of Record for
Tires

Taras Kick
The Kick Law Firm
660 South Figeroa Street
Suite 1800
Los Angeles, CA 90017
213-624-1588
217-624-1589 fax
taras@kicklawfirm.com
kicklawfirm.com

C. Tab Turner
Turner & Associates, PA
4705 Somers Avenue, Suite 100
North Little Rock, AR 72116
501-791-2277
501-791-1251 fax
tab@tturner.com
tturner.com

MEDIA ADVISORY

SAFETY, CONSUMER EXPERTS RAISE
CONCERNS ABOUT FIRESTONE RECALL
New Group of Firestone Tire Owners Formed

WHAT
Safetyforum.com, in conjunction with Public Citizen and Strategic Safety, will hold a press conference to provide new information about Firestone ATX, ATX II and Wilderness AT tires. Experts will present information and visuals that raise questions about whether the announced recall of Firestone tires is sufficient. The groups also will announce the formation of a new group of concerned Firestone tire owners

WHEN
1 p.m., Monday, Aug. 14

WHERE
Public Citizen, 1600 20th St. NW., Washington, D.C.
(Across the street from the north exit to DuPont Circle Metro stop)

WHO
Joan Claybrook, President, Public Citizen
Ralph Hoar, Director, Safetyforum.com
C. Tab Turner, Little Rock, Ark., Safetyforum.com Attorney of Record for tires
Spokesperson, Silver Springs, Md., Tire Action Group (TAG), a new organization of concerned motorists with Firestone tires on their vehicles
Sean Kane, Partner, Strategic Safety

VISUALS
1999 Ford Explorer with non-recalled 16" tires not produced at Firestone's Decatur, IL., plant. Tread on vehicle is beginning to separate from the casing

CONTACT
Stephanie Williams, Safetyforum.com and Cindy Raffles, Safetyforum.com, 703-469-3700
Booth Gunter, Public Citizen, 202-588-7703
Salena Schmidtke, Strategic Safety, 703-575-8526

(08/13/00)