O'Connor v. Ford Motor Company

  1. March 12, 2025

    Ford Can't Get Warranty Claims Trimmed In Transmission Suit

    An Illinois federal judge on Wednesday rejected Ford's bid to partially dismiss a proposed class action claiming it installed faulty transmissions in certain F-150 trucks, saying he has an independent basis for jurisdiction over the drivers' Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act claims despite the law's requirement that there be 100 named plaintiffs to proceed in federal court.

  2. October 06, 2023

    Ford Hit With Another Class Action Over Erratic Transmission

    Ford was hit with a proposed class action in Pennsylvania federal court Friday for allegedly rolling out an array of vehicle models with the same faulty automatic transmission system, despite knowing for years that its defects were putting drivers in jeopardy.

  3. July 20, 2023

    Ford Gets F-150 Driver Sanctioned For Trading In Truck

    An Illinois federal judge has dismissed a named plaintiff's claim in a suit brought by a proposed class of F-150 drivers alleging that Ford Motor Co. installed faulty transmissions in their vehicles, sanctioning him for spoliation of evidence for trading in his truck with no notice to Ford, nearly two years into the litigation.

  4. February 24, 2023

    F-150 Drivers Can't Add More Models To Class, Judge Says

    An Illinois federal judge has refused to give a proposed class of F-150 drivers who claim that Ford Motor Co. installed faulty transmissions in their vehicles time to expand their lawsuit to include drivers of more of the automakers' models, finding the plaintiffs waited too long to make the request.

  5. January 11, 2023

    Ford Gets Arbitration On Some Transmission Defect Claims

    An Illinois federal judge has sent claims from New Jersey, Texas and Pennsylvania plaintiffs to arbitration in a proposed class action alleging that Ford Motor Co. sold F-150 trucks with faulty transmissions, but found that Massachusetts plaintiffs could keep their claims in court.

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