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AHRENS v. FORD MOTOR CO.

Agriculture, Injury & Tort Law, Product Liability
Plaintiff has not shown that risk of falling from a tractor without a seat belt is beyond the contemplation of an ordinary consumer, so as a matter of...

TEAFORD v. FORD MOTOR CO.

Civil Procedure, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Sanctions
An appeal of a district judge's refusal to reconsider his earlier referral of an attorney's conduct to the Oklahoma Bar Association is dismissed for...

ULTRA-PRECISION MFG. LTD. v. FORD MOTOR CO.

Civil Procedure, Intellectual Property, Patent
There is no appellate jurisdiction to hear an interlocutory appeal of grant of two separate motions in limine, certified under Fed. R. Civ. P. 54(b),...

ROSADO v. FORD MOTOR CO.

Commercial Law
A prospective purchaser of an automobile dealership lacks standing to challenge the exercise of a manufacturer's right of first refusal, because the...

SILVIO v. FORD MOTOR CO.

Consumer Protection Law
Civil Code section 1793.2(d), part of the Song-Beverly Consumer Warranty Act, indicates that even where an auto's defect is life-threatening, one...

WANER v. FORD MOTOR CO.

Attorney's Fees, Intellectual Property, Patent
Because the district court erred in its interpretation of the claim language in a patent for fender liners of "dually trucks," denial of defendant's...

PHILIP v. FORD MOTOR CO.

Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law
Plaintiff failed to show he was disabled under the ADA or the Minnesota Human Rights Act where he failed to plead limitation in the major life...

GAHAFER v. FORD MOTOR CO.

Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law
Allegations in a complaint arising from an employment supervisor's criticism did not state a claim for defamation per se under Kentucky law, as the...

MEL CLAYTON FORD v. FORD MOTOR CO.

Contracts, Injury & Tort Law
If an express indemnity contract provides for indemnification and defense only where the indemnitee is not negligent, the indemnitee must prove...

WHITE v. FORD MOTOR CO.

Constitutional Law, Injury & Tort Law, Remedies, Product Liability
In a product defect action based on the failure of a truck's parking brake, a punitive damages award unconstitutionally punished an automobile maker...