December 18, 2015
A Tennessee federal judge handed Ford Motor Co. a victory Thursday in a former dealership owner's breach of contract suit, finding claims the automaker did not hold up its end of a deal to repurchase the dealership were unsupported.
March 27, 2015
A Tennessee federal judge on Thursday declined to disqualify Butler Snow LLP from representing an auto dealership suing Ford Motor Co., saying even though the firm's ongoing attorney-client relationship with the automaker is a "clear" conflict of interest, booting it off the contract case would unnecessarily punish the dealership.
February 17, 2015
Ford Motor Co. on Friday urged a Tennessee federal judge to disqualify former Walker Tipps & Malone PLC attorneys from representing a former dealership owner in a contract dispute, saying the lawyers recently joined Butler Snow PLLC, which counsels Ford on a number of matters.