Statement by Saul Solomon,
General Counsel Bridgestone/Firestone Inc.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Sept. 29, 2000)
-- Bridgestone/Firestone Inc. has been
asked to provide documents, materials, witnesses, depositions,
interviews and data to a wide-ranging group of parties interested
in the recent tire recall. These include the United States Senate,
the United States House of Representatives, the National Highway
Traffic Safety Administration, the Multi-State Attorneys General
Task Force, and a multitude of plaintiffs lawyers. These requests
are often detailed, lengthy and complex.
Bridgestone/Firestone has, and will continue
to have, a policy of being open and responsive to these requests.
We have been and will continue to work diligently to fulfill
these inquiries in a timely and responsible manner with limited
staff and limited resources.
