Legal Opinion
Johnson v. Ford Motor Co.
California Supreme Court
Decided June 16, 2005No. S121723PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
WERDEGAR, J.
Plaintiffs, purchasers of a used automobile, sued the manufacturer, Ford Motor Company (Ford), for concealing the automobile’s history of transmission repairs and replacements when reselling the car. Plaintiffs presented evidence of corporate practices by Ford identical or closely similar to the fraud inflicted on them, practices they maintain earned Ford millions of dollars in profit in California every year. The jury found in plaintiffs’ favor and awarded them $17,811.60 in compensatory damages and $10 million in punitive damages. The Court of Appeal, holding Ford could…
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