Ford’s Opening Brief Due Jan. 15 in Its 9th Circuit 3G Telematics Appeal
Ford’s mediation questionnaire is due Monday at the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in its appeal of the district court’s Nov. 7 denial of its motion to compel the 3G telematics claims of four class-action plaintiffs to arbitration (see…
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2312040038), said a time schedule order Wednesday (docket 23-3966). Ford’s opening brief in the appeal is due Jan. 15 and the plaintiffs’ answering brief is due Feb. 14, said the order. The plaintiffs allege the 3G modems on Ford vehicles they bought or leased were rendered inoperable, as were the roadside assistance features that depended on those modems, after AT&T’s 3G phaseout in 2022. Ford moved to compel their claims to arbitration based on the sales contracts or lease agreements the four plaintiffs signed, plus the “connected services” agreements three of the plaintiffs signed to operate their FordPass and Lincoln Way apps. But the U.S. District Court for Southern California sided with the plaintiffs, who argued that Ford can’t enforce those agreements, or that they don’t provide for mandatory arbitration.