Class action filed against Ford over minivan defect 
By:
Tony Ogden
Published: June 3, 2010
Tags: design defect, express warranty, Ford, implied warranty of merchantability
Owners of Windstar minivans are suing the Ford Motor Company, claiming the rear axles of their vehicles have a design defect that can cause them to fail while driving.
U.S. probes Ford Fusion on reports of trapped pedals
By:
Tony Ogden
Published: June 2, 2010
Tags: auto safety, Ford
U.S. safety regulators have opened a preliminary investigation into the possibility that accelerator pedals could be entrapped by floormats in Ford Motor Co (F.N) 2010 Fusion and Mercury Milan sedans.
Court reverses $18 million jury verdict against Ford
By:
Correy Stephenson
Published: March 22, 2010
Tags: cruise control, defective design, expert testimony, Ford, Ford Explorer
An $18 million jury verdict against a car manufacturer must be reversed because the trial court erred by admitting evidence of similar accidents, qualifying the plaintiffs’ witness as an expert in cruise control systems and allowing testimony regarding alternative feasible design, the South Carolina Supreme Court has ruled.
Calif. jury awards $23.4M for Ford rollover accident
By:
Nora Tooher
Published: March 12, 2010
Tags: Ford, rollover
A California jury has awarded a woman $23.4 million against Ford Motor Co. for a 2007 freeway accident that left her a quadriplegic.
Ford liable for defective fuel tank
By:
Pat Murphy
Published: February 16, 2010
Tags: Ford, negligent design
Ford could be held liable for negligently designing a fuel tank in a vehicle that burst into flames when struck from behind, the Illinois Appellate Court has ruled.
$8.5M awarded in Ford rollover suit
By:
Justin Rebello
Published: October 27, 2009
Tags: Ford, Mercury Mountaineer, rollover
In the largest verdict in the history of Alabama’s Etowah County, jurors awarded $8.5 million to a woman who was severely injured during a 2003 vehicle rollover.
Despite recall, Ford faces wrongful death, injury suits
By:
Nora Tooher
Published: October 23, 2009
Tags: Ford, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, recall, wrongful death
In spite of a massive recall expanded earlier this month, Ford still faces dozens of lawsuits, including several claiming serious injuries and deaths of car owners and family members that allegedly occurred when their Ford vehicles burst into flames.
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