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Date: 01-18-2023
Case Style:
Rodolfo Mejia v. Ford Motor Company, et al.
Case Number: 2:17-cv-06654
Judge: Andre Birotte, Jr.
Court: United States District Court for the Central District of Los Angeles (California County)
Plaintiff's Attorney:
Defendant's Attorney: Tamara A. Bush, Amir M. Nasshi, John Mark Thomas, Molly J. Mrowka, Spencer Peter Hugret
Description: Los Angeles, California consumer law lawyers represented Plaintiff, who sued Defendant on a product liability property damage theory.
Plaintiff claimed that the 2013 Ford Fiesta that he bought from Ford Motor Co. was defective and required three new clutches and six transmission repairs in fewer than three years.
"Ford customers have claimed in legal filings their 2012-16 Focus and 2011-16 Fiesta compact cars were built with transmissions prone to shuddering, slipping, bucking, jerking, hesitation while changing gears, premature internal wear, delays in downshifting and, in some cases, sudden or delayed acceleration." Detroit Free Press
Outcome: 01/15/2023 49 REDACTED Jury Note Number 1 filed. (gk) (Entered: 01/17/2023)
01/15/2023 50 UNREDACTED Jury Note Number 1 filed Re: Redacted Jury Note 49 .(gk) (Entered: 01/17/2023)
01/15/2023 51 RESPONSE to Jury Note No. 1 49 by Judge Andre Birotte Jr. (gk) (Entered: 01/17/2023)
01/15/2023 52 REDACTED Jury Note Number 2 filed. (gk) (Entered: 01/17/2023)
01/15/2023 53 UNREDACTED Jury Note Number 2 filed Re: Redacted Jury Note 52 . (gk) (Entered: 01/17/2023)
01/15/2023 54 LIST OF EXHIBITS AND WITNESSES at trial. (gk) (Entered: 01/17/2023)
01/15/2023 55 RECEIPT FOR RELEASE OF EXHIBITS to Counsel Upon Verdict/Judgment at Trial; Pursuant to stipulation of counsel and/or by Order of the Court, all exhibits listed on the joint exhibits list are returned to counsel for respective party(ies). (gk) (Entered: 01/17/2023)
01/15/2023 56 REDACTED SPECIAL VERDICT FORM. (gk) (Entered: 01/17/2023)
01/15/2023 57 UNREDACTED SPECIAL VERDICT FORM Re: Redacted Special Verdict Form 56 in favor of Plaintiff for $58,015.36.
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