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REPORT: Ford loses appeal in rollover case, must pay $55M

According to The Detroit News, the Supreme Court has let stand a ruling that Ford Motor Company is at fault for a 2002 rollover crash involving a 1997 Ford Explorer and the Dearborn, MI-based automaker must pay $55 million in punitive damages. Benetta Buell-Wilson's Explorer rolled over four-and-a-half times after she swerved to avoid debris. When the roof collapsed on her neck, it severed her spinal cord and left her paralyzed. Ford unsuccessfully argued that it shouldn't be punished due to the fact that the Explorer complied with ... Read more →

BREAKING: Supreme Court clears the way for Chrysler-Fiat deal Damon Lavrinc

With the temporary stay issued yesterday lifted, the Supreme Court will allow the government-backed sale of Chrysler to Fiat. The high court rejected the request from Indiana pension funds and ...

Fiat to Chrysler: "We won't walk away" Jonathon Ramsey

In spite of pleas from the White House and the Justice Department, the Supreme Court yesterday put a hold on Chrysler's sale to Fiat. On one side are Indiana pension funds who want to protect their ...

BREAKING: Supreme Court stays sale of Chrysler to Fiat Damon Lavrinc

The sale of Chrysler's assets to Fiat have been delayed by Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg after three Indiana state pension funds lost their case in New York and filed papers with the ...

Chrysler bankruptcy taken to Supreme Court by unhappy shareholders Jonathon Ramsey

As the movie Hoosiers amply demonstrated, Indiana natives don't quit. That's also true for three Indiana state pension funds who have fought Chrysler's bankruptcy all the way to the federal appeals ...

Supreme Court rules that police can chase, even if it endangers lives 2 years ago on Autoblog

Common sense dictates that if you run from the police, it will end badly. In our oft-litigious society, suing as a means to evade responsibility is a popular option. In 2001, 19-year-old Victor Harris engaged Coweta County deputy sheriff Timothy Scott in a dangerous chase on rain-slicked roads. To ...

Supreme court says EPA can regulate greenhouse gases 2 years ago on Autoblog

Admittedly, we're a little late to the party on this one, but thankfully, our greener sibling site was on top of things when the Supreme Court made an important ruling yesterday regarding the Environmental Protection Agency's enforcement of the Clean Air Act. The ruling revolves around the ...

U.S. Supreme Court to consider government's role in CO2 regulation 3 years ago on Autoblog

The Supreme Court announced Monday that it has agreed to hear an appeal filed by a number of states, cities and environmental groups hoping to force the federal government to regulate carbon dioxide emissions from vehicles. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency maintains that it cannot regulate ...

U.S. Supreme Court rules in favor of DCX on Ohio tax incentives 3 years ago on Autoblog

Yesterday the U.S. Supreme Court overturned a decision by the Sixth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals that ruled the state of Ohio's decision to use tax incentives to attract DaimlerChrysler's business was unconstitutional. Ohio had granted DCX an investment tax credit after the company decided to build ...






Autoblog Podcast #157: 'Twas a couple nights before Christmas...

Chris, Editor Paukert, and Dan send the Podcast off for the Christmas holiday in proper fashion

 
 

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