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This concerns a dispute over whether to release to the public, internal documents concerning the effect that the strength of a vehicle roof has in affecting the outcome of rollover accidents. 
 
It appears that Ford and its subsidiary, Volvo, have conflicting opinions on this issue but are fighting to keep the documents private for fear of revealing trade secrets to competitors. 
 
The NHTSB is studying the issue as well but lawyers for rollover victims contend that the public has a right to the information in the documents in order to be able to exert political pressure to ensure proper government standards are established.

Roof crush data may go public

DetNews.com - 5/12/2006 4:50 AM

A Michigan judge said Thursday he will decide in the next few months whether to make public internal documents from Ford Motor Co. and its Volvo subsidiary that have been used in several rollover "roof crush" lawsuits.
 
The documents show Volvo engineers determined that roof strength is a key factor in passenger safety in rollover accidents, while Ford has taken the opposite view in court cases
 
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