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Hamilton v. Ford Motor Co.

Attorney's Fees, Consumer Protection Law, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Transportation
In an action alleging claims under the Florida Lemon Law Act and the Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act, an attorney's fees judgment is reversed in part...

Phillips v. Ford Motor Co.

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Consumer Protection Law
Petitions for leave to appeal under the Class Action Fairness Act of 2005 from orders remanding two consumer class action suits to Illinois state...

Johnson v. Ford Motor Co.

Attorney's Fees, Consumer Protection Law, Remedies, Transportation
Award of punitive damages for plaintiffs in a consumer fraud case involving automobile lemon laws is modified from $10 million to the sum of $175,000,...

Stephen v. Ford Motor Co.

Evidence, Injury & Tort Law, Product Liability
Grant of defendants' motions for nonsuit in a products liability case against a car and a tire manufacturer is affirmed where expert testimony was...

Danvers Motor Co., Inc. v. Ford Motor Co.

Civil Procedure, Commercial Law, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Transportation
Dismissal for lack of standing of plaintiffs-car dealers' putative class action claims involving defendant's dealership certification program is...

Horton v. Ford Motor Co.

ERISA, Labor & Employment Law
The Retirement Equity Act(REA), which requires a participant in a pension plan to seek spousal consent to exclude a surviving spouse from pension...

Walton v. Ford Motor Co.

Labor & Employment Law
Dismissal of plaintiff's claim, alleging that defendant-employer interfered with his attempt to exercise his Family Medical Leave Act(FMLA) rights, is...

Philip v. Ford Motor Co.

Civil Rights, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law
Plaintiff-employee failed to make a prima facie case of racial discrimination where he failed to show that employees similarly situated to him were...

Johnson v. Ford Motor Co.

Constitutional Law, Consumer Protection Law, Remedies
The Court of Appeal erred when it reduced a $10 million punitive damages award to $53,435 since it failed to adequately consider defendant's fraud as...

Ultra-Precision Mfg. v. Ford Motor Co.

Intellectual Property, Patent
In a patent dispute concerning an air conditioner compressor, judgment in favor of defendant is affirmed where the district court's conclusion of law...