June 01, 2016
A California federal judge on Tuesday handed a victory to a group of Ford drivers that secured a recall of hybrids with allegedly defective engine coolant pumps when he awarded the group nearly $850,000 in attorneys' fees over the automaker's staunch opposition.
February 11, 2016
Drivers in a class action accusing Ford of ignoring a hybrid vehicle defect fired back Wednesday at the company's objections to their request for $876,000 in attorneys' fees, telling a California federal judge the price tag is justified by the hours the lawyers logged and the success they achieved.
November 03, 2015
Ford will have to cover the attorneys' fees of a proposed class of drivers accusing the company of ignoring a defect, in part because the automaker couldn't show it had recalled the vehicles without being prompted by the lawsuit, a California federal judge ruled Monday.
September 15, 2015
A proposed class seeking attorneys' fees from Ford Motor Co., after bringing a suit they say caused the company to recall vehicles containing a defect in the engine cooling system, told a California federal judge Monday that Ford's objection to evidence they've presented to show this connection is without merit.
August 28, 2015
A proposed class alleging Ford Motor Co.'s hybrid vehicles have a defect in their engine-cooling systems told a California federal court Thursday that the automaker hasn't shown their suit wasn't a significant factor when it later recalled the vehicles, renewing their bid for attorneys' fees.
April 01, 2014
A California federal judge on Monday trimmed a proposed class action alleging two of Ford Motor Co.'s hybrid vehicles can shut down at highway speeds because of a defect in their engine-cooling systems, but allowed the suit to move ahead.
July 01, 2013
Two of Ford Motor Co.'s pioneering hybrid sedans can shut down completely and with little warning at highway speeds because of a weakness in their engine-cooling systems, a customer alleged Friday in a proposed class action brought in California court.