Ford Motor On Losing End of $57M Personal Injury Verdict | Texas Lawyer
















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Plaintiff attorney Bradley Leger claimed that despite Ford Motor Company’s knowledge of the defect since 1980, corrective action was never taken.

April 26, 2024 at 04:28 PM

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What You Need to Know

  • Two Houston law firms landed a $56.6 million verdict against Ford Motor Co. for a Colorado personal injury plaintiff.
  • The trial required the plaintiff to convince the jury her Ford Expedition had a defective shift control system.
  • Ford Motor initially got the case dismissed, and when reinstated got it moved to Michigan before it returned to Colorado.

Two Houston area law firms were instrumental in securing a $56.6 million verdict against Ford Motor Co. for a Colorado plaintiff.

Leger Ketchum & Cohoon claimed this a landmark victory in a personal injury case in that it is the largest verdict recorded in Colorado Springs in U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado.

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