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Burd et al v. Ford Motor Company
Case Number:
3:13-cv-20976
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Multi Party Litigation:
Class Action
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Firms
- Aaronson Rappaport
- Bailey Javins
- Bartimus Frickleton
- Bremer Whyte
- Davis Bethune
- DiCello Levitt
- Flaherty Sensabaugh
- Grant & Eisenhofer
- Isaac Wiles
- Laffey Bucci
- McGuireWoods
- Murray & Murray
- Searcy Denney
- Spilman Thomas
- Squitieri & Fearon
- Wolf Haldenstein
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September 03, 2015
Ford Wins Back Some Confidential Docs Shared In Error
Ford Motor Co. can claw back some privileged documents that it inadvertently shared in three sudden acceleration class actions, a West Virginia federal judge ruled Thursday, but said the automaker must share a large portion of the documents that aren't actually protected by attorney-client privilege.
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August 28, 2015
Ford's Vague Privilege Log Isn't Sanctionable Yet, Judge Says
A West Virginia federal judge declined to sanction Ford Motor Co. Friday for its vague privilege log in three sudden acceleration class actions, but ordered the automaker to update the log or risk waiving its privilege rights.
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June 30, 2015
Ford Blasts Class Bid For Sanctions In Acceleration Rows
Ford Motor Co. told a West Virginia federal court on Monday that plaintiffs' sanctions attempt in three sudden acceleration class actions is "absurd," with the automaker saying that it has produced all it can of an engineer's files and the rest are privileged because they were drafted for litigation.
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May 12, 2015
Class Slams Ford's 'Secretive' Acceleration Row Discovery
Plaintiffs in three class actions against Ford Motor Co. over unintended acceleration risks on Tuesday urged a West Virginia federal judge to reconsider the automaker's use of a "secretive and defective" self-selection method for discovery, saying Ford misrepresented that it was reasonably producing documents.
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April 20, 2015
Ford Fights Source Code Discovery In Acceleration Actions
Ford Motor Co. told a West Virginia federal court Friday that the relevance of its proprietary source code to discovery in three class actions over unintended acceleration risks in its vehicles does not outweigh the burden that producing the information would pose, objecting to a magistrate judge decision finding the opposite.
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October 29, 2014
Class Slams Ford's Sanctions Bid In Acceleration Defect Row
A putative class suing Ford Motor Co. over alleged unintended acceleration defects argued Tuesday in West Virginia federal court that the automaker can't sanction the plaintiffs for not turning over some of their vehicles for inspection, while Ford urged the court to require them to comply with discovery requests that same day.