Chamberlan

ORDER GRANTING IN PART AND DENYING IN PART DEFENDANT’S MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT AND GRANTING DEFENDANT’S MOTION FOR PARTIAL JUDGMENT ON THE PLEADINGS

Defendant Ford Motor Company moves for summary adjudication of all claims brought by Plaintiffs Susan Chamberlan and Henry Fok, on behalf of themselves and others similarly situated (collectively, Plaintiffs). In the alternative, Defendant seeks summary adjudication of the claims of certain subsets of the class. Defendant also moves for judgment on the pleadings of Plaintiffs’ UCL claims on behalf of the general public. Plaintiffs oppose these motions.

The matters were heard on March 18, 2004. Having considered all of the papers filed by the parties and oral argument on the motion, the Court grants in part and denies in part Defendant’s motion for summary adjudication, and grants Defendant’s motion for partial judgment on the pleadings.

BACKGROUND

Plaintiffs bring this action on behalf of themselves and all similarly situated persons residing in California who purchased certain automobiles manufactured by Defendant. Plaintiffs allege that, beginning in 1996, Defendant concealed material information about the intake manifolds…