Lawsuits

Ford Cited for Holding Key Evidence

 

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.

May 26, 2004
GM Piston Slap Lawsuits – Articles

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May 24, 2004
Ford Stonewalls on Evidence, Judges Say

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.

March 30, 2004
Deposition of William Clay Ford, Jr.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF INDIANA
INDIANAPOLIS DIVISION

In re BRIDGESTONE/FIRESTONE, INC.  

ATX, ATX II, AND WILDERNESS TIRES
C-B/S PRODUCTS LIABILITY LITIGATION ___________________________________

THIS DOCUMENT RELATES TO ALL 
ACTIONS
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V I D E O  D E P O S I T I O N O F

WITNESS: WILLIAM CLAY FORD, JR.
LOCATION: Ritz Carlton Hotel
Dearborn, Michigan

September 9, 2002