The Los Angeles Times reports that a Texas judge is threatening to jail and fine attorneys with Bridgestone’s lawyers – Houston- based Vinson & Elkins – for ‘intentionally’ causing a mistrial in a lawsuit against Bridgestone/Firestone.
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The report says that Matagorda County District Judge Craig Estlinbaum declared a mistrial last week after Bridgestone’s lawyers violated a court order barring any mention of the plaintiff’s marijuana use.
The LA Times says that the judge ordered Firestone and its lawyers to demonstrate why he shouldn’t impose as much as six months in jail and $500 each in fines for contempt.
The lawsuit concerns claims that a faulty firestone tyre caused the rollover of a Ford Expolorer that left a passenger paralysed.
A Vinson & Elkins attorney told the court that the driver and another passenger had bought a bag of marijuana prior to making the journey.
