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    4/10/2021 10:03 AM  #1

    HudginJ3
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    Court rules Ford can now be sued.

    This is the beginning of the end for them and the rest of the auto industry. This is exactly what happened to the aviation industry that put them into the tail spin they have been in. Such as loosing a tire tread and it is the manufactures fault that the driver looses control of the car. 

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    4/10/2021 8:40 PM  #2

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    Re: Court rules Ford can now be sued.

    Oh, you meant loses...   What are they being sued for?  Exploding gas tanks? Peeling chrome? 

    Money you enjoy wasting is NOT wasted money... unless your wife finds out.
     

    4/10/2021 8:46 PM  #3

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    Re: Court rules Ford can now be sued.

    Silver paint peeling?😁

    Perhaps all of the recalls they should do and opt not to.

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    4/10/2021 9:25 PM  #4

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    Re: Court rules Ford can now be sued.

    https://fordauthority.com/2021/03/supreme-court-rules-that-ford-can-be-sued-by-accident-victims-in-state-courts/

    Here's the article.
     

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    4/10/2021 11:02 PM  #5

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    Re: Court rules Ford can now be sued.

    I personally do not see Ford being responsible in either of these cases.
    I agree that auto manufacturers should not be exempt from any lawsuits regardless of state.

    Tire blow out and rear-ending a snowplow....seriously?

    Guess I could sue spoon manufacturers for causing me to get fat.
    Next we will be fined for releasing hydrocarbons from our behinds too.
    This is getting ridiculous.

     

    4/11/2021 5:53 AM  #6

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    Re: Court rules Ford can now be sued.

    This actually doesn't change much.  They were not immune to lawsuits before; all this ruling did was remove hardship from the plaintiff by not requiring them to sue the automaker in the state in which the automaker is incorporated.  Previously, if you were hurt in CA you would have to take your case to MI to sue Ford, which would be costly and prevent many people from doing it based on cost alone.  I think the Supreme Court ruled correctly, as blocking this creates a de facto violation of the equal protection clause in the 14th Amendment.

    In the end, the automakers have enormous legal departments and equally enormous budgets.  They will do what they've always done, namely drag a case out until the plaintiff is near financial ruin and then throw a lowball settlement at them.  PI attorneys know this, so their goal is never to actually go to court anyway; they are just chasing a settlement (of which they typically get 50%).  In the end this will just be business as usual for Ford and any other automaker. 

     

    4/11/2021 8:47 AM  #7

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    Re: Court rules Ford can now be sued.

    TKOPerformance wrote:

    This actually doesn't change much.  They were not immune to lawsuits before; all this ruling did was remove hardship from the plaintiff by not requiring them to sue the automaker in the state in which the automaker is incorporated.   

    Exactly this.  This has nothing to do with the merits of the case.  These cases deal with vehicles that were 19 and 22 years old. No knowing the specifics, this is a very hard road to climb regardless.  This just allows the plaintiffs to sue in their own states which is a very low bar.  Ford will be fine.   

    The the emissions scandal didn't tank Volkswagen and the brake issue didn't tank Toyota I can assure you Ford will be fine.

     

     

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