Judges Threatens Firestone Lawyers

A judge presiding over a Ford Explorer lawsuit, in which a student was left paralysed, has threatened lawyers acting for Firestone with a fine and a custodial sentence for deliberately causing a mistrial. The lawyers referred to the fact that the student bought a bag of marijuana before the accident, despite the fact that the judge had expressly forbidden any mention of the drug in case it prejudiced the jury. The judge has asked the lawyers to demonstrate why he should not fine them each $500 and impose six months in jail for “knowingly violating a court order in an attempt to obtain a mistrial.