Lessin
Lessin v. Ford Motor Company
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 WILLIAM LESSIN, CAROL Case No.: 3:19-cv-01082-AJB-AHG SMALLEY, et al., on behalf of 12 themselves and all others similarly ORDER GRANTING IN PART AND situated, DENYING IN PART DEFENDANT’S Plaintiffs, MOTION TO DISMISS
v. (Doc. No. 35)
FORD MOTOR COMPANY,
16 Defendant. 17 Presently pending before the Court is Defendant Ford Motor Company’s (“Ford”) motion to dismiss the Consolidated Amended Complaint (“CAC”) or in the alternative, to strike the nationwide class allegations. (Doc. No. 35.) The motion is fully briefed, (Doc. Nos. 38–39), and the matter is suitable for determination on the papers. For the reasons stated herein, the Court GRANTS IN PART AND DENIES IN PART the motion to dismiss. I. BACKGROUND This matter involves alleged latent defects—which Plaintiffs refer to as the “Death Wobble”—in Ford’s F-250 and F-350 trucks (“the Vehicles”). Plaintiffs allege this defect causes abnormal and premature wearing…