Kuwaiti Car Dealer, Ford Motor Co. Both To Appeal Dismissal Of Contract Row

Mealey's (December 17, 2020, 3:59 PM EST) -- CINCINNATI — Ford Motor Co. on Nov. 23 filed a notice of cross-appeal in a federal court in Michigan, indicating its intent to bring before the Sixth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals for the second time a Kuwaiti car dealership’s breach of contract suit against it in which the parties have disputed whether the Motor Vehicle Franchise Contract Arbitration Fairness Act (Fairness Act) applies to foreign dealers and, as such, whether the claims should be arbitrated (Arabian Motors Group W.L.L. v. Ford Motor Company, No. 16-13655, E.D. Mich.)....