Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act Claim Against Ford Doesn’t Meet Monetary Threshold for Federal Jurisdiction, Judge Concludes

A federal judge sided with a plaintiff in sending her Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act claim against Ford Motor Co. to a circuit court, finding the plaintiff was seeking less than $50,000 for the amount in question.

This area of consumer litigation has been growing in recent years. A search of Law.com Radar shows that nearly three-dozen Magnuson-Moss Act cases have been filed against automakers in roughly the past month.