Legal Opinion
Daigle v. Ford Motor Co.
District Court, D. Minnesota
Decided May 10, 2010No. Civil 09-3214 (MJD/RLE)PublishedCited by 41 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
MICHAEL J. DAVIS, Chief Judge.
This matter is before the Court upon Defendant Ford Motor Company’s (“Ford”) motion to strike class allegations and to dismiss the claims of the individually named Plaintiffs pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6).
BACKGROUND
Plaintiffs Rex Lindsay, James Genovese, Henri Caron, Sylvester Hobbs, and Edward Daigle are owners of Ford Freestar minivans that have experienced a transmission failure. (Compl. ¶¶ 14, 18, 29, 34, 38.) Plaintiffs allege that the failures are caused by a design defect in the vehicles’ torque converter,…
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