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Legal battle - USA - Groups fight for Volvo data
But Ford says rollover test information is a trade secret and should not be made public
Washington,DC,USA -Detroit News, by Jeff Plungis -Dec 01, 2005: -- A legal battle between Ford Motor Co., plaintiff attorneys and consumer groups is escalating, with hearings scheduled in at least three states about whether the public should be allowed to see a set of Volvo documents used as evidence in rollover trials... The court fights will heat up today when two groups, Public Citizen and Trial Lawyers for Public Justice, are expected to file a motion in Florida asking for the documents to be unsealed. The groups say the documents show Volvo considered roof strength an important safety element as it designed its first SUV... In Washington, the Volvo documents have twice been placed on the Department of Transportation's public docket, a Web site that collects comments from interested parties on regulations. Both times, NHTSA removed the documents...
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