Lawsuits in the News

Lawsuits in the News

Center wants to know if [Honda] witness altered evidence

Submitted by helvet on Mon, 10/03/2005 - 11:13
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By Harry Stoffer
Automotive News / October 03, 2005

Group tries to unseal court files

Submitted by helvet on Fri, 09/30/2005 - 12:33
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By Art Campos
The Sacramento Bee
Thursday, September 29, 2005A public interest law firm representing trial lawyers is seeking to unseal a 2002 Placer County judge's finding that an automaker's defense expert had destroyed evidence.

Trial Lawyers for Public Justice in Washington, D.C., alleges that the sealed document prevents their clients from challenging the credibility of the expert, who continues to be used as a witness by automakers in other cases.

Illinois Supreme Court Gives Auto Owners Big Win

Submitted by helvet on Thu, 08/18/2005 - 13:53
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Immediate Release: August 18, 2005

Illinois Supreme Court Gives Auto Owners Big Win

 

Dealers Seek Laws to Thwart Lawsuits

Submitted by helvet on Thu, 06/24/2004 - 12:35
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By Donna Harris
Automotive News June 07, 2004

Dealers Push for Arbitration

Submitted by helvet on Thu, 06/24/2004 - 12:27
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More dealerships demand that customers give up the right to sue

By Donna Harris
Automotive News / June 07, 2004

Lawsuits: This Year's Model

Submitted by helvet on Tue, 06/01/2004 - 13:46
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May 30, 2004
By DANNY HAKIM and NORM ALSTER

FORT WORTH

JUST before dark on Halloween night in 2002, Dereck Lopez turned her red Chevrolet Cavalier onto Hemphill Street, a long road that runs from downtown Fort Worth to the outskirts of the city. Ms. Lopez, 18, was heading to her brother's house to take her nieces trick-or-treating.

Ford Cited for Holding Key Evidence

Submitted by helvet on Wed, 05/26/2004 - 10:41
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Judges warn company about failure to provide court papers

By Jeff Plungis / Detroit News Washington Bureau

WASHINGTON  It was far from an isolated incident when a Texas judge fined Ford Motor Co. $44,000 in February for failing to produce internal documents about substandard pickup truck door handles.

GM Piston Slap Lawsuits - Articles

Submitted by helvet on Mon, 05/24/2004 - 11:14
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Ford Stonewalls on Evidence, Judges Say

Submitted by helvet on Tue, 03/30/2004 - 12:16
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Ford has dragged its feet, misled plaintiffs and lied in a number of lawsuits, jurists in those cases contend. The automaker calls the incidents 'honest mistakes.'

By Myron Levin, Los Angeles Times

Tough" is a word that Ford Motor Co. likes to use in marketing its popular pickup trucks, as in "Built Ford Tough." The term could also be applied to Ford's take-no-prisoners style in defending itself against product liability suits.

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