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C. Tab Turner
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Safetyforum.com's Attorney of Record JUNE 26 -- Trial Lawyers for Public Justice (TLPJ) announced today that Tab Turner, Safetyforum.com's Attorney of Record for tires and for vehicle stability, is among eight finalists for the 2001 Trial Lawyer of the Year award. Turner, a Little Rock, Arkansas, attorney, was chosen because of his leadership in the Ford and Firestone controversy and for obtaining a settlement in Bailey v. Ford, a case in which he used information he had gathered from discovery in nearly 50 lawsuits over the 10 years the Explorer has been in production. In March 2000, Donna Bailey was rendered quadriplegic when her 1997 Ford Explorer rolled over after the tread separated on a Firestone tire. As part of the settlement, Turner forced Ford officials to publicly apologize to Bailey in her hospital room. TLPJ acknowledged Turner's pivotal role in providing the public with information about the "reckless design decisions" of Ford and Firestone which "ultimately led to the August 9, 2000, Ford/Firestone recall announcement of 6.5 million ATX, ATXII and Wilderness tires." "If not for Turner," the nomination read, "the public would not know of Ford's decision in 1989 to take the air out of the tires rather than correct design deficiencies that made Explorers prone to rollover. Nor would the public know that Ford's decision to reduce the tire pressure below Firestone's recommendations would cause the poorly designed tires to lose their tread, and, in turn, cause the vehicle to roll." Turner and Safetyforum.com have pursued the Ford/Firestone issue relentlessly. Working as a team, they were instrumental in maintaining the pressure that forced Ford to recall an additional 13 million bad tires in May 2001. During the post recall investigations, Safetyforum.com has ensured that accurate information about the on-going controversy is provided to policy makers and the public. A repeat nominee, Turner was also a finalist for the award in 2000. He and other team members were recognized for their defense of Consumers Union in lawsuits filed by Isuzu and Suzuki over the rollover problems associated with the Trooper and the Samurai. TLPJ Foundation President Peter Perlman of Lexington, Kentucky, said, "These attorneys exemplify how trial lawyers use their skills and determination to create a more just society." Perlman is Safetyforum.com's Attorney of Record for Brake Shift Transmission Interlock. Attorney of Record for Railroad Crossings, J.D. Lee of Knoxville, Tennessee, is a member of the TLPJ Board of Directors. Source: Trial Lawyers for Public Justice Link to Detroit Free Press story: http://auto.com/industry/donna5_20010105.htm Trial Lawyers for Public Justice is the only national public interest law firm dedicated to using trial lawyers’ skills and resources to advance the public good. Founded in 1982, TLPJ utilizes a nationwide network of more than 2,500 outstanding trial lawyers to pursue precedent-setting and socially significant litigation. It has a wide-ranging litigation docket in the areas of civil rights and liberties, consumer rights, worker safety, toxic torts, environmental protection, and access to the courts. TLPJ is the principal project of The TLPJ Foundation, a not-for-profit membership organization. It has offices in Washington, DC, and Oakland, CA. For more information on the Trial Lawyer of the Year Award and this year’s finalists, visit the TLPJ web site, www.tlpj.org. (06/26/01)
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