( July 16, 2025, 1:22 PM EDT) -- LOS ANGELES — A California federal judge granted in part Ford Motor Co.’s motion to dismiss a putative class action lawsuit accusing it of violating California’s unfair competition law (UCL) and other laws by concealing an alleged defect with its electronic door handles that could leave the doors locked with children trapped inside when the vehicles lost power, finding that the plaintiffs did not plead Ford had a duty to disclose the defect....