In Re: Bridgestone Firestone and Ford Motor Company

Summary

In this automotive product liability litigation proceeding, plaintiffs Jesus Vidal Rodriguez and Daniela Vidal Rodriguez alleged Bridgestone / Firestone North American Tire, LLC of being liable for manufacturing defective and badly designed tires and Ford Motor Co Inc of being liable for placing them on its Ford Explorer line of SUVs, due to which their son, Jesus Alfonso Vidal Ramirez got killed in a car accident which happened while he was driving a 1998 Ford Explorer along a federal highway in San Luis Potosi, Mexico. The plaintiffs are Mexican citizens who have been unsuccessfully seeking to hold the defendants liable in Mexican courts.

The plaintiffs were represented by attorneys Robert Langdon, Richard Denney Lydia Barrett and Adam Graves. The defense in this case comprised of Bridgestone / Firestone North American Tire, LLC and Ford Motor Co Inc. Bridgestone / Firestone North American Tire, LLC was represented by attorneys Scott Edwards and Marc Brosseau. Ford Motor co Inc was represented by attorneys Warren Platt and Stephen Marcum.

The underlying case is Jesus Vidal Rodriguez, et al v. Bridgestone/Firestone North American Tire, L.L.C., and Ford Motor Company, Case Number 05C1555

Outcome

Verdict for Defense

Case Information

Attorneys

Witnesses

Plaintiff: Rodriguez, Jesus
Defense: Firestone North American Tire, L.L.C
Ford Motor Co Inc

Judge: Thomas Brothers
Jurisdiction: 20th Judicial District of Tennessee
Court: Sixth Circuit Court

Case Number: 06MD1
Industry: Automotive
Practice Area: Products Liability

Plaintiff

Rodriguez, Jesus

Defense

Firestone North American Tire, L.L.C

Represented By:
Edwards, Scott (Hartline Dacus Barger Dreyer LLP)
Brosseau, Marc (Brosseau Bartlett Seserman, LLC)

Defense

Ford Motor Co Inc

Represented By:
Platt, Warren (Snell & Wilmer LLP)
Marcum, Stephen (Stansberry, Petroff, Marcum and Blakley, P.C.)

Sessions

Attorney

Witness

Type

Description

AM Session

Openings

11 Chapters

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:01:25	General Case Activities
00:17:09	Opening Statement	Langdon, Robert
00:21:21	Opening Statement	Denney, Richard
01:09:45	Opening Statement	Langdon, Robert
01:12:18	Break
01:39:00	Opening Statement	Edwards, Scott
03:10:19	General Case Activities
03:12:05	End of Session
02:19:27	Break
02:30:06	Opening Statement	Platt, Warren

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

7 Chapters

JAN

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

3 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

4 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Denney, Richard	Renfroe, Dr. David Ph.D., P.E.	In Person
01:27:58	Break
01:49:03	Witness Direct Examination	Denney, Richard	Renfroe, Dr. David Ph.D., P.E.	In Person
02:43:21	End of Session

JAN

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

3 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

5 Chapters

FEB

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

4 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Platt, Warren	Renfroe, Dr. David Ph.D., P.E.	In Person
01:46:35	Break
02:07:29	Witness Cross Examination	Platt, Warren	Renfroe, Dr. David Ph.D., P.E.	In Person
02:51:02	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

7 Chapters

FEB

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

11 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

FEB

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

3 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

4 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Denney, Richard	Carlson, Mr. Dennis	In Person
01:20:00	Break
01:47:08	Witness Direct Examination	Denney, Richard	Carlson, Mr. Dennis	In Person
03:29:59	End of Session

FEB

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

5 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Denney, Richard	Carlson, Mr. Dennis	In Person
00:59:47	Break
01:37:12	Witness Direct Examination	Denney, Richard	Carlson, Mr. Dennis	In Person
01:40:29	Witness Cross Examination	Edwards, Scott	Carlson, Mr. Dennis	In Person
02:18:45	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

5 Chapters

FEB

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

12 Chapters

FEB

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

17 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

12 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Barrett, Lydia	Klein, Lisa	Video Recording
00:24:53	Witness Direct Examination	Barrett, Lydia	Vidal-Rodriguez, Alfonso	Video Recording
00:32:38	Witness Direct Examination	Barrett, Lydia	Vidal-Rodriguez, Alfonso	Transcript Reading
00:38:41	Witness Direct Examination	Langdon, Robert	Espinoza, Alejandro	Transcript Reading
01:03:29	Break
01:26:19	Witness Direct Examination	Barrett, Lydia	Nasser, Mr. Jaques	Video Recording
01:40:22	General Case Activities
01:41:57	Witness Direct Examination	Barrett, Lydia	Lampe, Mr. John	Video Recording
02:11:35	General Case Activities
02:13:18	Break
02:27:08	General Case Activities
02:28:00	End of Session

FEB

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

4 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Platt, Warren	Tandy, Mr. Donald	In Person
01:00:04	Break
01:26:22	Witness Direct Examination	Platt, Warren	Tandy, Mr. Donald	In Person
02:26:13	End of Session

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

5 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Platt, Warren	Tandy, Mr. Donald	In Person
01:22:03	Break
01:42:10	Witness Direct Examination	Marcum, Stephen	Tandy, Mr. Donald	In Person
01:44:14	Witness Cross Examination	Langdon, Robert	Tandy, Mr. Donald	In Person
02:37:55	End of Session

FEB

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

6 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Langdon, Robert	Tandy, Mr. Donald	In Person
00:17:49	Break
00:45:46	Witness Cross Examination	Langdon, Robert	Tandy, Mr. Donald	In Person
00:47:44	Break
01:02:42	Witness Direct Examination	Edwards, Scott	Quiser, Brian	In Person
02:38:55	End of Session

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

9 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Edwards, Scott	Quiser, Brian	In Person
01:18:08	Break
01:35:49	Witness Direct Examination	Edwards, Scott	Quiser, Brian	In Person
01:46:39	Break
01:58:18	Witness Direct Examination	Edwards, Scott	Quiser, Brian	In Person
02:04:27	Witness Direct Examination	Marcum, Stephen	Quiser, Brian	In Person
02:08:59	Witness Cross Examination	Denney, Richard	Quiser, Brian	In Person
03:04:51	General Case Activities
03:07:20	End of Session

FEB

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

9 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Brosseau, Marc	Powers, Alan	In Person
01:02:50	Break
01:18:34	Witness Direct Examination	Brosseau, Marc	Powers, Alan	In Person
01:29:42	Break
01:43:32	General Case Activities
01:44:08	Witness Direct Examination	Marcum, Stephen	Powers, Alan	In Person
01:53:50	Witness Cross Examination	Graves, Adam	Powers, Alan	In Person
02:05:10	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Brosseau, Marc	Powers, Alan	In Person
02:05:56	End of Session

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

8 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Denney, Richard	Quiser, Brian	In Person
01:22:08	Break
01:39:36	Witness Cross Examination	Denney, Richard	Quiser, Brian	In Person
01:43:59	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Edwards, Scott	Quiser, Brian	In Person
02:15:12	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Denney, Richard	Quiser, Brian	In Person
02:23:57	General Case Activities		Quiser, Brian	In Person
02:27:06	General Case Activities
02:27:57	End of Session

FEB

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

7 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Platt, Warren	Pascarella, Mr. Robert	In Person
00:38:09	Break
01:01:26	Witness Direct Examination	Platt, Warren	Pascarella, Mr. Robert	In Person
02:17:43	Witness Cross Examination	Denney, Richard	Pascarella, Mr. Robert	In Person
02:26:59	Break
02:45:40	Witness Cross Examination	Denney, Richard	Pascarella, Mr. Robert	In Person
03:10:16	End of Session

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

10 Chapters

FEB

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

5 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Edwards, Scott	Grant, Joseph	In Person
00:38:57	Break
01:05:06	Witness Direct Examination	Edwards, Scott	Grant, Joseph	In Person
02:03:22	Witness Cross Examination	Denney, Richard	Grant, Joseph	In Person
02:41:21	End of Session

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

7 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Denney, Richard	Grant, Joseph	In Person
00:05:22	Break
00:19:44	Witness Cross Examination	Denney, Richard	Grant, Joseph	In Person
01:14:24	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Edwards, Scott	Grant, Joseph	In Person
01:24:41	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Denney, Richard	Grant, Joseph	In Person
01:25:15	General Case Activities
01:34:35	End of Session

FEB

AM Session

Closings

5 Chapters

PM Session

Closings

8 Chapters

FEB

PM Session

Verdict

4 Chapters

FEB

Recording Disclaimer: This proceeding was recorded in full.

In Re: Bridgestone Firestone and Ford Motor Company

Summary

Outcome

Sessions

AudioCaseFiles

Essentials

Training Libraries

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:02:10	Witness Direct Examination	Langdon, Robert	White, Mr. Charles	Video Recording
00:52:11	General Case Activities
00:56:11	Break
01:19:02	Witness Direct Examination	Langdon, Robert	Figliomeni, Francis	Video Recording
02:40:51	General Case Activities
02:44:26	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:17	Witness Direct Examination	Denney, Richard	Renfroe, Dr. David Ph.D., P.E.	In Person
01:23:43	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Persel, Mark	Renfroe, Dr. David Ph.D., P.E.	In Person
00:18:25	Break
01:11:21	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Denney, Richard	Renfroe, Dr. David Ph.D., P.E.	In Person
02:26:42	Break
02:40:20	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Denney, Richard	Renfroe, Dr. David Ph.D., P.E.	In Person
03:10:26	General Case Activities
03:10:54	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
-1:59:06	Witness Direct Examination	Barrett, Lydia	Baughman, Mr. Thomas	Video Recording
00:36:40	General Case Activities
00:37:57	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:02:45	Witness Cross Examination	Edwards, Scott	Carlson, Mr. Dennis	In Person
00:47:40	Witness Cross Examination	Platt, Warren	Carlson, Mr. Dennis	In Person
00:58:33	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Denney, Richard	Carlson, Mr. Dennis	In Person
01:18:22	Break
01:59:17	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Denney, Richard	Carlson, Mr. Dennis	In Person
02:47:18	Break
03:04:51	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Denney, Richard	Carlson, Mr. Dennis	In Person
03:08:02	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Platt, Warren	Carlson, Mr. Dennis	In Person
03:10:12	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Denney, Richard	Carlson, Mr. Dennis	In Person
03:10:21	General Case Activities
03:10:48	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:38	Witness Direct Examination	Langdon, Robert	Rodriguez, Elena	In Person
00:19:30	Witness Cross Examination	Edwards, Scott	Rodriguez, Elena	In Person
00:30:16	Witness Cross Examination	Marcum, Stephen	Rodriguez, Elena	In Person
00:32:32	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Langdon, Robert	Rodriguez, Elena	In Person
00:33:14	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Edwards, Scott	Rodriguez, Elena	In Person
00:34:31	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Langdon, Robert	Rodriguez, Elena	In Person
00:34:54	General Case Activities
00:35:12	Witness Direct Examination	Langdon, Robert	Rodriguez, Daniella	In Person
00:39:39	Witness Cross Examination	Marcum, Stephen	Rodriguez, Daniella	In Person
00:42:34	Witness Direct Examination	Langdon, Robert	Vidal-Rodriguez, Jesus	In Person
00:47:37	Witness Cross Examination	Marcum, Stephen	Vidal-Rodriguez, Jesus	In Person
00:57:38	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Langdon, Robert	Vidal-Rodriguez, Jesus	In Person
00:58:31	Break
01:21:13	Witness Direct Examination	Barrett, Lydia	Gonzalez, Jorge	Video Recording
02:58:37	General Case Activities
03:01:03	End of Session

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:24:17	Closing Statement	Langdon, Robert
00:35:04	Closing Statement	Denney, Richard
01:41:38	Closing Statement	Langdon, Robert
01:58:40	End of Session

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	General Case Activities
		00:00:47	Reading of the Verdict
		00:01:26	General Case Activities
		00:02:24	End of Session