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Johnson et al v. Ford Motor Company

  1. March 25, 2019

    4th Circ. Won't Restart Ford Buyers' Acceleration Case

    The Fourth Circuit on Monday rejected a proposed class action alleging previous model-year Ford vehicles had a defective electronic throttle control system that caused unintended acceleration, saying the consumers' case hinged on largely hypothetical claims of a throttle defect.

  2. March 23, 2018

    Ford Sanctioned For Discovery Woes In Acceleration Case

    A West Virginia federal judge on Thursday ordered Ford Motor Co. to pay more than $488,000 in sanctions for lying during the discovery phase in a putative class action over unintended vehicle accelerations and for defying a court order to produce its full electronic throttle control system.

  3. February 27, 2018

    Ford Gets Partial Win In Sudden Acceleration Suit

    A West Virginia federal judge on Tuesday tossed some claims in a putative class action against Ford Motor Co., saying a proposed class of drivers had failed to show a causal link between unintended accelerations they'd allegedly experienced and possible defects in their vehicles' electronic throttle control system, but reserving judgment on remaining claims of fraud and consumer protection violations.

  4. June 20, 2017

    Sanction Ford For Scrubbed Source Code, Drivers Say

    A proposed class of drivers who say Ford Motor Co.'s vehicles suddenly accelerate told a West Virginia federal court on Friday to sanction the car company for lying during discovery and defying a court order to produce its full electronic throttle control system source code.

  5. March 28, 2016

    Ford Escapes Discovery Sanctions In Sudden Acceleration Suit

    A proposed class of drivers claiming their Ford vehicles are prone to sudden acceleration on Monday lost their bid to force the production of more than 130 allegedly privileged documents and impose sanctions on the automaker, when a West Virginia magistrate judge found an updated privilege log is satisfactory.

  6. December 21, 2015

    Drivers Want Ford Sanctioned For Throttle Row Privilege Log

    A proposed class of drivers claiming their Ford vehicles are prone to sudden acceleration on Monday urged a West Virginia federal court to force the automaker to produce more than 100 documents claimed to be privileged and impose sanctions for its improper attempt at shielding the records.

  7. November 24, 2015

    Ford Throttle Defect Suit Moves Forward With Fewer Claims

    A West Virginia federal judge on Tuesday trimmed some claims from a proposed class of Ford car owners claiming their vehicles are subject to sudden acceleration but told them they could file an amended consolidated complaint to fix a drafting error.

  8. November 16, 2015

    Ford Calls Extra Info Bid In Throttle Defect Suit Misguided

    Ford has urged a West Virginia federal court to reject a bid by a proposed class of car owners claiming their vehicles are subject to sudden acceleration forcing the automaker to produce more information on technical vehicle data already handed over, saying the information has nothing to do with the possible defect.

  9. November 09, 2015

    Drivers Say More Info Is Needed In Ford Acceleration Row

    A proposed class alleging their Ford vehicles are prone to sudden acceleration blasted the automaker's claims that they are engaging in a fishing expedition, telling a West Virginia federal judge Monday that additional material is needed to understand the data already provided by Ford.

  10. November 05, 2015

    Ford Can't Escape Testimony On Throttle Defect Docs

    A West Virginia federal judge on Thursday agreed with car owners in a proposed class action over sudden acceleration of Ford vehicles that a corporate designee should testify on the company's document retention methodology, but said discussion of how documents were located should be left to Ford's counsel.

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