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	Firestone Tire and Rubber Company - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Firestone Tire and Rubber Company was founded by Harvey Firestone at the turn of the 20th century to supply pneumatic tires for wagons, buggies, and other forms of wheeled transportation common in the era.
		Firestone was originally based in Akron, Ohio, also the hometown of its archrival, Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company.
		Firestone first asserted that only 400,000 tires produced at the Decatur plant were defective.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Firestone_Tire_and_Rubber_Company (828 words)

	PUBLISHED OPINION OF POTTER VS. FIRESTONE, FEAR OF CANCER CAUSE OF ACTION NEGLIGENT AND INTENTIONAL INFLICTION OF ...
		Firestone appealed, arguing that the damage awards were not supported by any of the legal theories relied on by the trial court and that the evidence was insufficient to support the trial court's findings.
		Finally, Firestone argued that the trial court had erred in admitting and considering irrelevant evidence, that plaintiffs' comparative negligence had not been considered, that compensation for "disruption" of plaintiffs' lives was improper in an action in which property damages are not recoverable, fn.
		Firestone and numerous amici curiae argue that because fear of cancer claims are linked to a future harm which may or may not materialize, such claims raise concerns about speculation and uncertainty and therefore warrant a requirement that the plaintiff show the feared cancer is more likely than not to occur.
	www.smartlegaladvise.com /pottervfirestonefearofcancer.htm (14696 words)

	GEORGE HEALEY, JR., RESPONDENT, v. THE FIRESTONE TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY, &C., APPELLANT, AND ALL-INN TRUCKING, ...
		Indeed, in a subsequent affidavit Biassi averred that tires and rims on the All-Inn trucks were changed frequently because of severe use on equipment primarily driven to haul dirt and gravel over rough terrain, and that broken and worn-out rims were discarded without any inventory control.
		Thus, Biassi's evidence raised a substantial question as to whether the actual rim that explosively separated to cause plaintiff's injuries remained in the possession of All-Inn during the subsequent inspections of the rims on its trucks and at its premises by plaintiff's experts.
		Equally unavailing to prove identity of the manufacturer was the affidavit of plaintiff's expert Hahn regarding his December 7, l99l examination of the rims on all l0 of All-Inn's trucks and the spare rims on its premises.
	www.law.cornell.edu /nyctap/I96_0029.htm (1431 words)

	News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Firestone, a salesman for the Columbus Buggy Company in Detroit, was determined to design a tire that would be more comfortable to drive on.
		The pneumatic tire was designed as an alternative to the solid rubber tire because it gave vehicles a much smoother ride.
		Firestone quickly realized the potential for this type of tire, and in 1906 contacted Henry Ford about supplying pneumatic tires for his automobiles.
	www.firestone100.com /news/011000_3.html (514 words)

	Harvey Samuel Firestone Biography \| Encyclopedia of World Biography
		Harvey Firestone was born at Columbiana, Ohio, on Dec. 20, 1868, the son of a prosperous farmer.
		In 1900 he founded the Firestone Tire and Rubber Company in Akron, Ohio, which was already a center of the tire industry catering to the bicycle.
		Firestone became one of the "big five" in rubber: the others were Goodyear, Goodrich, United States Rubber, and Fisk.
	www.bookrags.com /biography/harvey-samuel-firestone (406 words)

	Rubber
		Firestone, Harvey Samuel, 1868-1938; Firestone Tire and Rubber Company.
		Firestone, Harvey Samuel, 1868-1938; Firestone Tire and Rubber Company; Industrialists--United States--Biography.
		Goodyear, Charles, 1800-1860; Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company; Rubber.
	www.kipnotes.com /Rubber.htm (1786 words)

	Recycling Tires: Ohio's rubber industry (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Akron was founded in 1825 by the commissioner of the Ohio Canal Fund at the highest point on the Ohio and Erie Canal's route from the Cuyahoga River to the Ohio River.
		He's credited with developing the pneumatic tire for automobiles and with developing tires that can be taken off the rim, making it possible for motorists to change a flat with a spare tire.
		Employment in Akron's rubber companies, once at 60,000, declined sharply in the last half of the 20th Century.
	www.dnr.state.oh.us /recycling/awareness/facts/tires/ohiorubber.htm (728 words)

	FindLaw for Legal Professionals - Case Law, Federal and State Resources, Forms, and Code
		After Firestone sold its Plastics Division to Occidental Petroleum Co. (Occidental), respondents, Plastics Division employees who were rehired by Occidental, sought severance benefits under the termination pay plan, but Firestone denied their requests on the ground that there had not been a "reduction in work force" that would authorize benefits under the plan's terms.
		Firestone was the sole source of funding for the plans and had not established separate trust funds out of which to pay the benefits from the plans.
		Firestone can seek no shelter in these principles of trust law, however, for there is no evidence that under Firestone's termination pay plan the administrator has the power to construe uncertain terms or that eligibility determinations are to be given deference.
	caselaw.lp.findlaw.com /scripts/getcase.pl?court=us&vol=489&invol=101 (5398 words)

	99-6100 -- Thompson v. Firestone Tire & Rubber Company -- 01/06/2000
		She alleged that she was wrongfully terminated in retaliation for having filed a workers' compensation claim and because of a perceived disability after sustaining an on-the-job injury to her left arm, left shoulder, and neck.
		Defendant claimed that it laid plaintiff off because she could no longer perform her assigned job of tire sorter, because it was not obligated to reassign her to another job, and because, even if it was so obligated, there were no other jobs at the plant that she could perform with her medical restrictions.
		On appeal, plaintiff argues that she established a prima facie case of workers' compensation retaliatory discharge and produced sufficient evidence from which it could be inferred that defendant's explanation for her layoff was unworthy of credence.
	www.kscourts.org /ca10/cases/2000/01/99-6100.htm (552 words)

	Stop Firestone
		Human Rights in Liberia’s Rubber Plantations: Tapping into the Future, (pdf) a report by the United Nations Mission in Liberia says that "occupational safety and health" standards were not observed at any of Liberia's major rubber plantations, all run by international rubber manufacturer Firestone.
		Firestone tire and Rubber Company has one of the world's largest rubber plantations in Liberia, West Africa.
		Chemical wastes from the Firestone factory is dumped in the adjacent Farmington River, polluting the waterways communities along the river depend on for fishing, bathing, and drinking water.
	www.stopfirestone.org /issue.shtml (870 words)

	COMPANY NEWS; Firestone Plans To Shut 3 Units - New York Times
		LEAD: The Firestone Tire and Rubber Company, the second-largest American tire maker after the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company, said that it would close three plants after the United Rubber Workers rejected a cost-cutting agreement for a second time.
		The Firestone Tire and Rubber Company, the second-largest American tire maker after the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company, said that it would close three plants after the United Rubber Workers rejected a cost-cutting agreement for a second time.
		The company notified the union that the plants would be closed by Sept. 15.
	query.nytimes.com /gst/fullpage.html?res=9B0DE3DE153CF937A35750C0A961948260 (164 words)

	Pic of the Month
		Elizabeth Firestone, wife of Harvey S. Firestone, Jr., son of the founder of Firestone Tire and Rubber Company, acquired extraordinary clothing between l915 and l975.
		Firestone sketches, or perhaps photographs, of dresses that might be to her liking, soliticing input from Mrs.
		Firestone in the dress in person, the House of Balenciaga fit the dresses on a dress form constructed to Mrs.
	www.hfmgv.org /exhibits/pic/2002/firestone/print.html (432 words)

	Harvey S. Firestone, Jr. \| 20th Century American Leaders Database
		Firestone inaugurated the company's Liberian manufacturing operations and developed and expanded the company's auto supply and service stores.
		Firestone manufactured over 50% of all mobile anti-aircraft gun units during World War II and produced millions of tires for military vehicles and planes.
		Firestone was also an early advocate for the creation of the synthetic rubber industry.
	www.hbs.edu /leadership/database/leaders/271 (56 words)

	News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		When The Firestone Tire and Rubber Company was founded in 1900, it was destined for a long and prosperous association with motorsports.
		Firestone tires, which have dominated the upper levels of open-wheel competition in the U.S. for the last few years, have in the past, enjoyed considerable success in NASCAR, Formula 1, drag racing, land speed record attempts and many other forms of motorsports.
		Firestone tires were used by Louis Meyer who was the first three-time victor of the Indy 500 1928, 33 and 36.
	www.firestone100.com /news/011000_5.html (864 words)

	An Estate Tradition \| Brooks Firestone, Founder (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		In 1972 Brooks and Kate Firestone moved to the Santa Ynez Valley with a dream – to build the first winery on the Central Coast, and to raise their family.
		In 1961, Brooks graduated from Columbia and joined the family business – Firestone Tire and Rubber, which was founded by his grandfather, Harvey Firestone.
		After successfully serving as a Director for Firestone Tire and Rubber Company in Great Britain, where he was responsible for original equipment, industrial products, and export, Brooks decided it was time to break out on his own.
	www.firestonewine.com /level2/brooks_firestone.html (342 words)

	Firestone, Harvey S. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Harvey Samuel Firestone was born on December 20, 1868, in Columbiana, Ohio.
		In 1903, the company began to manufacture rubber, and in 1904, the firm proceeded to develop pneumatic tires for automobiles.
		Harvey Firestone remained as president of the Firestone Tire and Rubber Company until 1932, when he retired from the firm's active management, becoming the chairman of the board of directors instead.
	www.ohiohistorycentral.org /entry.php?rec=141 (350 words)

	The Dynamics of Standing Still: Firestone Tire & Rubber and the Radial Revolution — HBS Working Knowledge
		Firestone, Uniroyal and General Tire quickly followed Goodyear's lead and introduced their own belted bias tires, and the new tire design rapidly gained share in the U.S. market.
		This investment in radial tires for Firestone's North American business was the first of many, and in the subsequent seven years Firestone invested an average of $60 million of capital expenditure in excess of depreciation per year.
		Firestone's move into radials was not only consistent with the company's standard operating procedures for developing products and allocating capital, but also enhanced its relationships with established customers and employees.
	hbswk.hbs.edu /item/1832.html (2089 words)

	An Estate Tradition \| A Pioneering Vision (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Today, 30 years after the first estate vines were planted, Firestone Vineyard continues to advance its record under the guidance of third-generation winegrower Adam Firestone while Santa Barbara County boasts more than 50 wineries and a world-class reputation for winemaking excellence.
		Leonard Firestone broke ground on his first vineyard in 1972 and the grapes were initially destined for large North Coast wineries that were seeking new sources.
		Then Brooks Firestone—son of Leonard and grandson of entrepreneur and tire titan Harvey Firestone—decided to abandon his corporate life at the London headquarters of Firestone Tire and Rubber Company and relocate his young family to the Santa Ynez Valley.
	www.firestonewine.com /level2/pioneering_vision.html (454 words)

	E-center for business ethics
		Firestone was acquired by Bridgestone USA, Inc., a subsidiary of Tokyo-based Bridgestone Corporation, in 1990 for $2.6 billion.
		In 1978, Firestone recalled 14.5 million tires—the largest tire recall at the time—after excess application of the adhesives binding the rubber and steel resulted in 500 tread separations and blowouts.
		Firestone, a unit of Bridgestone of Japan, is not participating in the 2002 tire-replacement program.
	www.e-businessethics.com /firestone.htm (1829 words)

	Reviews OnLine Auto: Bridgestone/Firestone Product Demonstration
		A year later, Bridgestone's North American operations and Firestone were merged and the result is called Bridgestone/Firestone, Inc. This marked the end of the independent Firestone Tire & Rubber Company that was started in 1900, by Harvey Firestone in Akron, Ohio, with 12 employees.
		In a nutshell, Bridgestone/Firestone, Ford Motor Company, consumers and others are currently involved in "the Explorer accident situation" at various levels and intensities.
		Since August 2000, tire tread separations in Firestone tires have been linked to almost 150 deaths, recalls of over 6 million tires, around 500 injuries and over 200 lawsuits.
	www.reviewsonline.com /auto/brfipho.htm (655 words)

	Southeast NPL/NPL Caliber Cleanup Site Summaries-Georgia - Firestone Tire and Rubber Company \| Land Cleanup and Wastes ...
		The facility was initially constructed in 1967 and was used for manufacturing pneumatic tires until 1986, when the company ceased operations.
		In preparation for cessation of operations in 1986, Firestone performed an initial easement activities in 1995.
		Firestone entered into an Administrative Order by Consent (AOC) with EPA in 1990 to conduct an Remedial Investigation /Feasibility Study (RI/FS).
	www.epa.gov /region4/waste/npl/nplga/firstnga.htm (415 words)

	Firestone and Ford tire controversy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Ford and Firestone have both blamed the other for the failures, which has led to the severing of relations between the two companies.
		Firestone has claimed that they have found no faults in design nor manufacture, and that failures have been caused by Ford's recommended tire pressure being too low and the Explorer's design.
		Lawyers for the plaintiffs have argued that both Ford and Firestone knew of the dangers but did nothing, and that specifically Ford knew that the Explorer was highly prone to rollovers.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Firestone_vs_Ford_Motor_Company_controversy (421 words)

	OSCN Found Document:COLEMAN v. HERTZ CORPORATION
		With regard to Firestone the court instructed: "Your verdict concerning the defendant, Firestone Tire and Rubber Company, will be by your answer to the Interrogatory and their [sic] rights or liabilities will be determined as a matter of law upon that answer."
		This conclusion - that the jury merely found Firestone did not repair the flat in question - is reinforced by the fact that the jury turned right around and found that "the truck was in fact defective" by returning a verdict against Hertz.
		Firestone placed in evidence a series of records consisting of Hertz purchase orders and Firestone invoices which described in detail each tire job for Hertz including what was done, when it was done, and the number of the truck it was done on.
	www.oscn.net /applications/oscn/deliverdocument.asp?citeid=46926 (2583 words)

	Bridgestone/Firestone Canada Inc.
		His efforts and integrity paid off when Firestone tires were chosen by Henry Ford for the first mass-produced automobiles in America.
		1919: The Firestone Tire and Rubber Company of Canada was incorporated in Hamilton, Ontario.
		It was very similar to Firestone, a company he greatly admired.
	www.bridgestone-firestone.ca /eng/history/default.asp (866 words)

	Rubber Industry
		Numerous rubber companies operated in or near Akron, Ohio, making this city the "Rubber Capital of the World." Among the large-scale rubber producers to have factories in the area were the B.F. Goodrich Company, the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company, and the Firestone Tire and Rubber Company.
		The corporate offices of five of the six largest tire companies in the United States were located in Akron in 1950.
		While several companies continued to have their corporate offices in the state, many production facilities had moved to other parts of the country-especially to the southern and western parts of the nation.
	www.ohiohistorycentral.org /entry.php?rec=1533 (268 words)

	Bridgestone/Firestone North American Tire, LLC
		Since 1996 he has been involved with the company's participation in the Indianapolis 500 and other Indy Racing League events, and the Championship Auto Racing Teams series. During this time, Firestone-equipped drivers have earned six consecutive CART championships, and won the Indianapolis 500 four times.
		Nashville-based Bridgestone/Firestone North American Tire, LLC (BFNT) is a subsidiary of Bridgestone/Firestone Americas Holding, Inc., whose parent company, Bridgestone Corporation, is the world's largest tire and rubber company.
		The company is focused on wholesale and original equipment markets, supplying passenger, light truck, commercial vehicle, off-road, agricultural and other tires to its customers in the Americas.
	www.bridgestonetire.com /news/us_en/r_20107a.html (318 words)

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