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Byline: Eric Freedman Ford Motor Co. and the dealership that serviced a 2020 F-250 Super Duty can't force the pickup's owners to arbitrate their lemon law claim because the automaker [...]

Lawyers for Ford Motor Co. have dredged up a plant employee's history as a backup singer for Eminem in their fight to quash her lawsuit accusing the automaker of subjecting [...]

Byline: Dustin Walsh Ford Motor Co. filed an antitrust lawsuit against Blue Cross Blue Shield last week, alleging the insurer is turning 'astronomical profits' and paying 'extraordinary salaries' by fixing [...]

Byline: Bennett Loudon A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by a Rochester-area auto dealer accusing Ford Motor Co. of breach of contract and discrimination. Mary Catherine 'Kitty' Van [...]

Byline: Audrey LaForest Ford Motor Co., along with BMW Group, Honda, Volkswagen and Volvo Cars, last week filed a motion to intervene in a federal lawsuit to support California and [...]

Byline: Melissa Burden A New York dealer is suing Ford Motor Co., claiming that the automaker reneged on a plan to allow her to purchase a Ford dealership in the [...]

Byline: Vince Bond Jr. Jeep's biggest-ever SUVs carry a big asterisk: a $2,000 shipping charge tacked onto the bottom of the window sticker for every Wagoneer and Grand Wagoneer. That [...]

Byline: Nick Bunkley Watch out, Tom Cruise. General Motors might come after you next. Ted Cruz, too. Who knows how far GM's lawyers will go at this point. For now, [...]

In the case of Ford Shelby GT350 Mustang owners vs. Ford, a 4-year-old lawsuit that won't seem to go away, Ford took a double ding this month. The case revolves [...]

Byline: WISCONSIN LAW JOURNAL STAFF 7th Circuit Digests 7th Circuit Court of Appeals Case Name: Carmen Consolino v. Brian Towne, et al. Case No.: 16-361 Officials: WOOD, Chief Judge, and [...]

Byline: Nick Bunkley During a 27-year career at Ford Motor Co., Mike Richards oversaw the launch of the first Lincoln Navigator and held several high-level marketing positions. At one point, [...]

Byline: Gabe Nelson Ford Motor Co. was sued for patent infringement more than a dozen times between 2012 and 2014, but not by jilted suppliers or rival automakers. It was [...]

NEGLIGENT RETENTION. In a case before the Michigan Supreme Court, an employee hired to work in a Ford Motor Company cafeteria by a third-party catering firm may not sue Ford [...]

The case of Martin Leach, Chief Operating Officer of Ford Motor Company being fired and joining the Fiat group is discussed. The court's judgment pleased Leach as he could now have the option of working in the industry he loved.

Byline: SHEENA HARRISON In the wake of a federal court ruling that telecommuting is a reasonable accommodation under the Americans with Disability Act, experts say employers should evaluate their work-from-home [...]

Byline: Eric Freedman After six years of litigation, a federal judge has tossed a bad faith claim against Ford Motor Co. by an Ohio dealership angry about Ford's approving and [...]

Byline: David Sedgwick In March 2009, Ford Motor Co. asked suppliers to bid for a contract to provide wire harnesses for the Ford Fusion and Lincoln MKZ. It should have [...]

Byline: Gabe Nelson Ford Motor Co. has taken one of its Japanese suppliers to court over claims that the supplier took part in a long-running conspiracy to fix prices of [...]

Byline: Eric Freedman A Ford store in Baton Rouge, La., has lost its bid to overturn a $34,702 damage award to purchasers of a 2008 Edge demo who were not [...]

Byline: Bradford Wernle and Mike Colias Ford Motor Co. hopes capacity cuts in Europe will make the company profitable there by the middle of the decade. But whether Ford fully [...]

Byline: Lindsay Chappell Nissan North America will square off against Ford Motor Co. for a piece of the small cargo van market this year when it begins production of its [...]

Byline: Larry P. Vellequette When 'exes' get back together, sometimes things work out. But other times -- well, not so much. This month Ford Motor Co. sued a longtime executive, [...]

Byline: Pat Murphy Ford Motor Co. is not liable for negligent design regarding a fuel tank that burst into flames when an automobile was struck from behind, the Illinois Supreme [...]

Byline: Amy Wilson Six months after Ford Motor Co. built its last Mercury, the automaker is still battling with dealers who object to what they call low-ball settlement offers. Ford [...]

Byline: Eric Freedman A Pennsylvania appellate court has upheld an award of almost $10.1 million against Ford Motor Co. and a defunct Pittsburgh dealership in a product liability case alleging [...]

Byline: Edward Lapham It's great that Ferrari is trying to make nice-nice with Ford over the possible confusion created when the Italian automaker decided to dub its Formula One race [...]

Ford Motor Co., Dearborn, Mich., was sued in London by Britain's Unite labor union over claims the automaker wrongfully encouraged workers to move to Visteon Corp.'s U.K. unit before it [...]

Byline: Robert Sherefkin A distributor of Ford Motor Co. powertrain parts to Ford dealers has sued to keep the business, in a challenge to what it says is the automaker's [...]

Ford Motor and Navistar International announced Jan. 13 that they have settled lawsuits regarding quality and price issues with Navistar 'Powerstroke' diesel engines for Ford pickup trucks. 'As a result [...]

Unfortunately, I didn't get to see either Flash of Genius or An American Carol when they opened last weekend. Flash of Genius is the story of inventor Robert Kearns and [...]

TheraMatrix Physical Therapy in Pontiac was to file a multimillion-dollar lawsuit today against Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan for breaching a 2005 vendor agreement and a 2006 provider agreement [...]

Byline: Eric Freedman An auction company cannot be held liable for selling a defective vehicle, the Texas Supreme Court has ruled unanimously. The decision prevents the estate of a driver [...]

The former owner of a now-defunct Ford dealership has settled a lawsuit with Ford Motor Credit. Gail Duncan and her husband, Shashi TejPaul, have agreed to pay the lending agency [...]

Byline: Eric Freedman In 1994, 3-year-old Walter White was playing in the driveway of his Nevada home. His father's 1992 Ford F-350 pickup, which was parked in the driveway, rolled [...]

Byline: April Wortham A nonunion Navistar plant is supplying Ford with diesel engines as the companies remain locked in a pricing dispute and Navistar deals with UAW strikes. Navistar International [...]

Byline: Eric Freedman A driver injured when the seat belt of his 1997 Ford Ranger failed in a crash is entitled to a new trial in a product liability lawsuit [...]

Byline: Eric Freedman The South Carolina Court of Appeals has unanimously affirmed a jury verdict in favor of Ford Motor Co. in a lawsuit alleging that the driver's occupant protection [...]

Byline: Harry Stoffer Automakers and other manufacturers are backing a Ford Motor Co. appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court of a $55 million punitive damage award in an Explorer rollover [...]