It’s no secret Ford has suffered from an inordinate amount of quality control issues in recent years, but the automaker alleges some lemon law attorneys in Southern California have taken advantage.

Ford Motor Co. on Wednesday filed a civil racketeering lawsuit against lemon law firms and lawyers in California, alleging they overbilled for legal fees by submitting court timesheets recording ...

By Jonathan Stempel (Reuters) - Ford sued several California lawyers and law firms on Wednesday, accusing them of fraudulently inflating their legal fees under that state's Lemon Law, including ...

Ford Motor Co. filed a lawsuit in Los Angeles federal court against a group of attorneys who are part of the so-called "Lemon Law" bar, alleging a lucrative fraud scheme.

Under California’s “lemon law,” formally known as the Song-Beverly Consumer Warranty Act, attorneys are entitled to recover fees from car manufacturers for “actual time expended” in bringing a case.

Ford says other automakers may have been similarly defrauded. About four years ago, a team of lawyers and investigators inside Ford Motor Co. noticed something unusual in the books and started to dig.

Ford Motor Co. has filed suit against multiple prominent ... in a vast and sophisticated fraud scheme to collect at least $100 million in "phantom legal fees" under the state's Lemon Law. ...

Ford says other automakers may have been similarly defrauded. About four years ago, a team of lawyers and investigators inside Ford Motor Co. noticed something unusual in the books and started to dig.