Legal Opinion
Walsh v. Ford Motor Co.
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided February 13, 1986No. Civ. A. 81-1998PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
JUNE L. GREEN, District Judge.
This class action was brought against defendant Ford Motor Company (“Ford”) under the jurisdictional provisions of the Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act, 15 U.S.C. §§ 2301 et seq. (1982) (“Magnuson-Moss” or “the Act”) 1 . Plaintiffs seek damages, declaratory, and injunctive relief for breach of written and implied warranty, strict tort liability, and negligence because of allegedly defective automatic transmissions in certain types of motor vehicles manufactured by Ford. 2 The complaint alleges that Ford’s 1976-1979, as well as certain 1980 model motor vehicles…
2Cases cited29 opinions
- Erie Railroad v. TompkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Carey v. PiphusSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Eisen v. Carlisle & JacquelinSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Coopers & Lybrand v. LivesaySupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Smith v. WadeSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
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3Cited by12 opinions
- John F. "Jack" Walsh v. Ford Motor CompanyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1986
- Walsh v. Ford Motor Co.District Court, District of Columbia · 1990
- Fire Ins Exchange v. OltmannsUtah Supreme Court · 2018
- Allapattah Services, Inc. v. Exxon Corp.District Court, S.D. Florida · 1999
- Motor Vehicle Manufacturers Ass'n of the United States, Inc. v. AbramsDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1988
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