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A judge has just approved a $149 million settlement of 30 class action lawsuits that were filed after the 2000 Firestone tire recall. There were 14.4 million Firestone tires involved in the recall. The settlement included the Firestone ATX, ATX II, and Wilderness AT tires that were investigated by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration in 2000. There were at least 271 U.S. traffic deaths linked to the Firestone tire recall. Most of the recalled tires were sold with the Ford Explorer. Terms of the settlement calls for Firestone to pay roughly $70 million to replace the recalled tires, $41 million to manufacture certain tires with materials that would provide a better high speed capacity, $15.5 million on a consumer education and awareness campaign, and $19 million for attorney's fees. The Firestone tire recall includes 22 brands of Bridgestone/Firestone tires between 1991 and 2001. Since the settlement could affect an estimated 15 million drivers, involving about 60 million tires, those not named in the settlement will qualify to have them replaced.

Courts in Michigan
Michigan State falls under the 6th Circuit. The website for the appeals court for this circuit is www.ca6.uscourts.gov. Michigan State has the following courts -

Michigan Eastern Bankruptcy Court	http://www.meib.uscourts.gov/
Michigan Eastern Bankruptcy Court	http://www.meib.uscourts.gov/
Michigan Eastern District	http://www.meid.uscourts.gov/
Michigan Eastern District	http://www.meid.uscourts.gov/
Michigan Eastern Probation Office	http://www.meid.uscourts.gov/probation
Michigan Eastern Probation Office	http://www.meid.uscourts.gov/probation
Michigan Western Bankruptcy Court	http://www.miwb.uscourts.gov/
Michigan Western Bankruptcy Court	http://www.miwb.uscourts.gov/
Michigan Western District Court	http://www.miwd.uscourts.gov/
Michigan Western District Court	http://www.miwd.uscourts.gov/

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City/Town: Big Rapids State: Michigan Country: USA Population: 10,849

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