Omar Vargas, et al v. Ford Motor Company

17-56745

September 13, 2019
Ford's Transmission Deal Needs Closer Look: Split 9th Circ.

A split Ninth Circuit vacated Ford Motor Co.'s settlement with a class of Ford Fiesta and Focus owners who say their transmissions are defective, finding Friday that the district court was not skeptical enough of the estimated $35 million value placed on the deal by the class counsel's expert.
March 26, 2018
Ford Objectors Must Pay 'Baseless' Appeal's Bond, Court Told

Ford Fiesta and Focus drivers told a California federal judge on Friday that the attorneys representing objectors seeking to derail their $35 million class settlement with Ford Motor Co. over defective transmissions should be forced to cough up an almost $475,000 bond for their "baseless" appeal to the Ninth Circuit.
February 02, 2018
Ford Owners Pan $35M Deal In Defective Transmission Row

Certain Ford Fiesta and Focus owners with allegedly defective transmissions on Friday urged the Ninth Circuit to reject the estimated $35 million settlement reached with Ford Motor Co. in March, saying the bulk of class members won't be able to get sufficient relief under the agreement.

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