California Trial Court Finds Ford Acted Fraudulently by Not Reporting Safety Information to Federal Agenices

Last month, a California Superior Court judge issued an opinion following a nonjury trial in which he ordered the recall of nearly 1.3 million Ford motor vehicles due to Ford's failure to disclose and correct defects in its vehicles' ignition systems. This case, Howard v. Ford Motor Company, represents the first successful attempt by plaintiffs in a products liability class action to gain both monetary damages and equitable relief in the form of a product recall.

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