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Litigation

Jun. 5, 2007

Trial Begins Today in Class Action Against Ford Over Explorer Rollovers

SACRAMENTO - The first consumer class action against Ford Motor Co. over the safety of its Explorer sport utility vehicle begins trial today, and plaintiffs' lawyers say $2 billion in Ford's profits are at stake.

By Linda Rapattoni
Daily Journal Staff Writer

      SACRAMENTO - The first consumer class action against Ford Motor Co. over the safety of its Explorer sport utility vehicle begins trial today, and plaintiffs' lawyers say $2 billion in Ford's profits are at stake.
      About 414,000 California owners of Explorers will seek $500 million in restitution plus disgorgement of profits, saying that Ford m...

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