Tire Action Group: Ford/Firestone

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

F O R D E X P L O R E R S
& F I R E S T O N E T I R E S

SafetyForum Helps Attorneys Contribute
to NHTSA's Firestone Investigation

ARLINGTON, VA -- FEB 6 -- Safetyforum.com, a product safety research firm, recently completed a comparative analysis of various databases and provided NHTSA with information about litigation involving 19 deaths that previously had not been included in the agency's Firestone Wilderness AT tire defect investigation. The research firm has been working with NHTSA to ensure that the agency's investigation into Firestone tires is as accurate and complete as possible.

"With the death toll currently at 174 and rising, Firestone needs to recall all of the Wilderness AT tires it has put on the road," said Ralph Hoar, director of Safetyforum.com. Safetyforum.com has criticized Ford and Firestone for not doing enough regarding the combination of Firestone tread separation and Explorer rollover problem.

"Lawyers play an important role in improving product safety. Information obtained from litigation can and should be an essential element in a government defect investigation. Lawyers who have provided information to assist the Firestone investigation are doing a service for all citizens as well as for their clients," Hoar added. He recognized the contributions of Little Rock Attorney Tab Turner in assisting with the Safetyforum.com research and NHTSA's investigation, as well as increasing public awareness. Turner is Safetyforum.com's "Attorney of Record" for tires and vehicle stability.

Safetyforum.com has documented more than 280 personal injury lawsuits involving Firestone tire failures that have been filed in the U.S. Information obtained by the research firm about those lawsuits has been provided to NHTSA. From the data provided, NHTSA found 19 fatalities that have not been reported by Ford, Firestone or individuals who have contacted the agency.

"We know that not all fatalities have resulted in lawsuits. We also know that we have not identified all of the lawsuits that should be included in our database. This raises the serious concern that some deaths and injuries are still uncounted. Firestone tire failures and resulting rollovers are likely to be a more serious problem than we know," Hoar said.

(02/06/01)

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