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6/23/2006 3:00:00 PM | Sensor maker denies fault in Ford truck fire lawsuit 
=(0) The trial is yet to begin, but the company that made the Ford cruise control switches that have been accused of catching fire even while vehicles are parked, denies responsibility. Along with Ford, Sensata Technologies is named as a defendant. The company previously was a division of Texas Instruments under which name it manufactured the switc...
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6/13/2006 11:40:00 PM | A Beaumont Mother is Upset with Ford Motor Co. After Her SUV ... =(0) Ford vehicles with defective cruise control switches are still out there, and still burst into flames while parked. It happened this week in Beaumont, Texas. The fire destroyed the SUV and part of a family's home. The family claims they were never notified by Ford that the recall applied to their particular vehicle, a 2001 Ford Expedition, eit...
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4/11/2006 3:17:00 PM | Lawsuit filed by family of woman killed by pickup fire moved to ... =(0) A lawsuit against Ford concerning its allegedly defective cruise control switch, has been moved from Texas to Iowa, and is expected to go to trial in 2007. The lawsuit alleges that Ford is responsible for the house fire that killed a 74 year old Iowa woman last year. At dispute is whether the fire began because of the switch in the pickup park...
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3/3/2006 3:33:00 AM | Ford said risky tires were OK for SUV =(0) Ford test results submitted into evidence in a Mississippi Ford Explorer lawsuit show that the Ford Explorer was just as likely to rollover with Goodyear, Michelin, Continental and other tire manufacturers as it was with Bridgestone Firestone tires. This may support hundreds of additional lawsuits filed against Ford across the country that blame th...
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