Legal Opinion
McCracken v. Ford Motor Co.
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided November 6, 2008No. Civil Action 07-CV-2018PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EXPLANATION AND ORDER
ANITA B. BRODY, District Judge.
I. Background
Since 1972, Plaintiff Ted McCracken (“McCracken” or “Plaintiff’) has purchased several automobiles manufactured by Defendant Ford Motor Company (“Ford” or “Defendant”): a 1956 Ford panel truck, a 1993 Ford Escort, a 1988 Mercury Cougar, a 1994 Ford Ranger and a 1987 Ford Bronco. Am. Compl. ¶¶ 5-10. McCracken alleges that there is normally a low level of radiation in the ambient air, but that when traveling in his Ford automobiles at speeds of 65-70 miles per hour, those levels increase exponentially. 1 Am. Compl. ¶¶ 22, 24. On…
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