In Re Ford Motor Co.

OPINION AND ORDER GRANTING IN PART AND DENYING IN PART DEFENDANT’S MOTION TO DISMISS FOURTH AMENDED MASTER COMPLAINT

BERNARD A. FRIEDMAN, District Judge.

I. Introduction

Plaintiffs have filed a Fourth Amended Master Complaint (“FAMC”), which Defendant seeks to dismiss. The FAMC alleges different claims for two separate groups of plaintiffs: i) the non-incident or “los of use” plaintiffs assert Counts 1-3; and ii) the incident plaintiffs, who are those alleging fires caused by a failed speed control deactivation switch (“SCDS”) in their vehicles, assert Counts 4-5. Defendant seeks dismissal of…