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Aug. 26, 2025

Ford expands RICO million fraud claims against lemon law attorneys

Ford expanded its racketeering suit accusing Knight Law Group and others of inflating legal fees in a $100 million billing scheme, citing fabricated time entries and alleged fraudulent overbilling practices.

Ford Motor Co. expanded the scope of its racketeering lawsuit that accuses several prominent California lemon law attorneys of inflating legal fees in a $100 million billing scheme against various car makers.

Ford's amended claims, filed over the weekend by Kasowitz LLP partner Daniel A. Saunders, alleged the company discovered Knight Law Group LLP did not record its attorneys' times "at all" until 2018 and instead created retroactive entries, sometimes years aft...

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