Ford Owners Want $17M MyFord Touch Screen Settlement Approved

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A revised $17 million proposed settlement offer is before a California federal judge that could end a Ford class action lawsuit over allegedly defective MyFord touch screens.

Ford owners who have a vehicle with a defective touch screen have several options for receiving payment under this settlement offer. One of those includes a touch screen upgrade installed directly by a dealer.

The Ford class action lawsuit was originally filed in July 2013 based on violations of the Consumers Legal Remedies Act and the California Unfair Competition Law in addition to unjust enrichment and breach of express warranty.

Consumers in the Ford class action lawsuit allege that the MyFord Touch system was flawed from the time it was installed, causing serious issues with the operability and reliability.

Plaintiffs also claim that Ford knew about the problems with its touch screen system but failed to notify the public or to help with repairs of the defect.

The plaintiffs in the Ford class action lawsuit now want a California federal judge presiding over the litigation to approve the settlement options.

Under the MyFord class action settlement, Class Members could recover up to $400 by filing a Claim Form or select a payment from $20 to $55 without being required to submit a formal claim.

The total amount paid out to consumers affected by the Ford class action lawsuit settlement will depend on how many times the drivers had to get service on the touch screens.

A previous settlement plan came before the court with similar payout options but was sent back for further adjustments. Ford will now pay for all valid claims from consumers in the Class if the settlement offer is approved.

The defendants have already agreed to pay as much at $16 million in attorneys’ fees or litigation costs beyond the other payments in the settlement arrangement.

The proposed settlement has determined damages based on a method known as “benefit to bargain,” drawn from the vehicle’s decreased value with the defect.

This was calculated after an expert damages witness stated that Class Members would have paid $839 if they had knowledge about the safety hazard aspect of the touch screens and $729 if they had been aware of the general defects.

The payment options will affect what’s expected to be hundreds of thousands of Class Members who bought a vehicle with the expectation that the touch screen worked properly and later discovered that this element needed service due to defects.

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The proposed Class in the Ford class action lawsuit is represented by Steven W. Berman, Catherine Y.N. Gannon and Craig Spiegel of Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro LLP, Roland Tellis and Mark Pifko of Baron & Budd PC, Adam J. Levitt and John E. Tangren of Di Cello Levitt & Casey LLC, and Nicholas E. Chimicles and Benjamin F. Johns of Chimicles Schwartz Kriner & Donaldson-Smith LLP.

The Ford MyFord Touch Screen Defect Class Action Lawsuit is In re: MyFord Touch Consumer Litigation, Case No. 3:13-cv-03072, in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California.

UPDATE: May 2019, the MyFord Touch class action settlement is now open. Click here to file a claim.