Attached files
| file | filename |
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| 10-Q - FORM 10-Q - GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBBER CO /OH/ | l37853e10vq.htm |
| EX-10.1 - EX-10.1 - GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBBER CO /OH/ | l37853exv10w1.htm |
| EX-32.1 - EX-32.1 - GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBBER CO /OH/ | l37853exv32w1.htm |
| EX-31.1 - EX-31.1 - GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBBER CO /OH/ | l37853exv31w1.htm |
| EX-31.2 - EX-31.2 - GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBBER CO /OH/ | l37853exv31w2.htm |
| EX-12.1 - EX-12.1 - GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBBER CO /OH/ | l37853exv12w1.htm |
Exhibit 23.1
October 21, 2009
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
1144 East Market Street
Akron, Ohio 44316
1144 East Market Street
Akron, Ohio 44316
| Re: | Consent of Bates White, LLC |
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Bates White, LLC, an independent asbestos valuation firm, hereby consents to the incorporation
by reference in the Registration Statements on Form S-3 (Nos. 333-158992 and 333-142784) and in the
Registration Statements on Form S-8 (Nos. 333-150405, 333-141468, 333-129709, 333-126999,
333-126566, 333-126565, 333-123759, 333-97417, 333-62806, 333-62808 and 333-29993) of The Goodyear
Tire & Rubber Company (the “Company”) of the use of and references to (i) its name and (ii) its
review of and reports concerning the Company’s liability exposure for pending and estimable
unasserted asbestos-related claims and receivables from probable insurance recoveries, included in
the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended September 30, 2009, to
be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on or about October 28, 2009.
Sincerely,
/s/ Charles E. Bates
Charles E. Bates, Ph.D.
Chairman
Chairman