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Jul. 29, 2025

Lemon law firms move to dismiss Ford's $100M RICO lawsuit

Ford accused the firms of inflating fees by $100 million. Attorneys for several prominent California lemon law firms called Ford's claims a retaliatory attempt to punish consumer advocates over billing practices that courts have already reviewed and approved.

Several prominent California lemon law attorneys have filed motions to dismiss a Ford Motor Company complaint that accuses them of orchestrating a years-long billing scheme that inflated legal fees by more than $100 million.

"This retaliatory lawsuit ... amounts to an attempt to use the 'thermonuclear device' of the federal RICO statute to chill its litigation adversaries -- law firms, lawyers, and staff who represent consumers harmed by Ford's defective vehicles,...

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