Ford Motor Company v. National Indemnity Company

  1. October 07, 2013

    Berkshire Insurer Pays $22M To Settle Ford Coverage Row

    Ford Motor Co. has scored a $22.1 million settlement of its accusations that a Berkshire Hathaway Inc. unit seized control of several stop-loss insurance policies and tortiously obstructed $20 million in payouts for product liability claims, Ford's counsel said on Monday.

  2. September 16, 2013

    Berkshire Unit's Defenses Survive In $20M Ford Insurance Suit

    A jury must decide if a Berkshire Hathaway Inc. unit's relationship with a troubled German insurer renders it immune from liability for its alleged obstruction of $20 million in insurance payouts for product liability claims against Ford Motor Co., a Virginia federal judge ruled Friday.

  3. September 09, 2013

    Noerr Doctrine No Help To Insurer In Ford Coverage Suit

    A Berkshire Hathaway Inc. insurance unit failed Friday to escape Ford Motor Co.'s lawsuit over more than $20 million in disputed coverage for product liability claims, with a Virginia federal judge ruling that the insurer's alleged obstruction of the payouts wasn't constitutionally protected conduct.

  4. September 05, 2013

    Judge Trims Ford's Suit Over $20M Insurance Payments

    A Berkshire Hathaway Inc. insurer on Thursday toppled part of Ford Motor Co.'s lawsuit alleging it conspired to stop more than $20 million in insurance payments for product liability claims, after persuading a Virginia judge to apply Michigan law to the dispute.

  5. June 03, 2013

    Ford Seeks Sanctions In $20M Insurance Conspiracy Suit

    Ford Motor Co. on Friday asked a Virginia federal judge to sanction a Berkshire Hathaway Inc. insurance unit in a suit over an alleged conspiracy to unfairly stop payments on more than $20 million owed under product liability coverage policies, saying it had failed to produce documents as ordered.

  6. January 31, 2013

    Ford's $20M Insurance Conspiracy Suit Kept Intact

    A Virginia federal judge refused Wednesday to dismiss a suit brought by Ford Motor Co. accusing a Berkshire Hathaway Inc. insurance unit of conspiring to stall more than $20 million in payments it owes the automaker under product liability coverage policies.

  7. November 19, 2012

    Ford Sues Insurer Over $20M in Product Liability Claims

    Ford Motor Co. on Friday launched a Virginia district court suit against a Berkshire-Hathaway Inc. insurance unit it claims engaged in a conspiracy to stall more than $20 million in payments it owes the automaker under product liability coverage policies.

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