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Randell “Randy” C. Roberts (born December 17, 1954) is a Texas personal injury attorney and author. Roberts has won lawsuits against large corporations such as Bridgestone/Firestone, Inc. on behalf of his clients through the law firm he founded, Roberts & Roberts.

Taylor v Bridgestone/Firestone In the case Taylor v Bridgestone/Firestone, Inc.[1], Roberts received a ruling from the presiding Texas state judge ordering Firestone to provide any complaints and other lawsuits, as well as employee depositions from those lawsuits, concerning its ATX and Wilderness tires nationwide.[2] Roberts passed the information on to the NHTSA, whose investigation led to the second largest tire recall in United States history.[3]  Roberts prosecution of the case was also featured in Newsweek Magazine[4] & Ladies Home Journal.[5] The details of the case are featured in two different textbooks.[6][7]

Toyota Recalls of 2009-2011 Since then, Roberts was interviewed and provided legal commentary to the media[8][9][10][11] on product liability issues such as the 2009-2011 Toyota vehicle recalls.

Author In 2012, an article co-authored by Roberts and his son was featured in St. Mary’s Law Journal.[12]

Biography Randell “Randy” Roberts was raised in Tyler, Texas. He attended the University of Texas at Austin and continued his education at the University Of Texas School Of Law, where he received his Doctorate of Jurisprudence in 1979. In addition to being Board Certified in Personal Injury Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization[12], Roberts is admitted to practice before U.S. District Courts, the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, the U.S. Court of Federal Claims, and the U.S. Supreme Court.

1. Taylor v. Bridgestone/Firestone, Inc., No. 25,537-B (87th Dist. Ct., Limestone County, Texas) 2. Eisenberg, Daniel. “Anatomy of a Recall”, Time Magazine. Retrieved January 30, 2014. “…In a dramatic ruling, state judge Sam Bournias ordered Firestone to hand over any complaints and other lawsuits, as well as employee depositions from those lawsuits, concerning its ATX and Wilderness tires nationwide.” 3. Waters, Lou. (September 6, 2000) “Joint Committees Deliver Opening Statements at Congressional Hearing on Firestone Recall”. Cnn.com transcripts. Retrieved 2014-1-30 “. . . Bridgestone/Firestone announced August 9 as the second largest tire recall ever. It is surpassed only by Firestone's recall of 14.5 million tires in 1978.” 4.	Naughton, Keith and Hosenball, Mark. (October 9, 2000). “The Focus Shifts to Ford”, Newsweek Magazine. 5.	Casey, Kathryn (February 2001). “The Mom Who Fought Firestone”, Ladies Home Journal 6.	Adler, Freda et al. Criminology and the Criminal Justice System. New York: McGraw-Hill Humanities/Social Sciences/Languages, 2006 7.	Carroll, Archie et al. Business and Society: Ethics and Stakeholder Management. Cengage Learning, 2008 8.	“Randell (Randy) C. Roberts on Fox News”. YouTube. February 1, 2010. Retrieved January 30, 2014. 9. “Randy Roberts on Good Morning America”. YouTube. February 4, 2010. Retrieved January 30, 2014. 10. “Randy Roberts on Geraldo at Large”. YouTube. February 6, 2010. Retrieved January 30, 2014. 11. “Randell (Randy) C. Roberts on CNBC”. YouTube. March 24, 2011. Retrieved January 30, 2014. 12. Roberts, Justin C. and Roberts, Randell C. (2012)."Can Immune Parties Really be Responsible?: An Analysis of the Current Interpretation of the Texas Responsible Third Party Statute and Its Vulnerability to Constitutional Challenge". St. Mary's Law journal. Vol. 43:559. Retrieved February 20, 2014. 13. Texas Board of Legal Specialization. Retrieved January 30, 2014.

External Links: Official Bio of Randell (Randy) C. Roberts