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Jun. 19, 2026

Ford sues Quill & Arrow over alleged lemon law billing fraud

Ford Motor Co. alleges the Los Angeles lemon law firm used nonlawyers and overseas virtual assistants to perform work later billed as California attorney time, seeking at least $25 million in damages after a similar RICO case against Knight Law Group attorneys was dismissed.

Ford sues Quill & Arrow over alleged lemon law billing fraud
Daniel Saunders, partner at Kasowitz LLP

Ford Motor Co. on Thursday sued Los Angeles lemon-law firm Quill & Arrow LLP, alleging the firm orchestrated a large-scale billing-fraud scheme that improperly extracted more than $25 million in attorney-fee payments and generated tens of millions of dollars in inflated legal bills.

Filed in federal court in Los Angeles, the complaint alleges Quill used nonlawyer staff, including overseas virtual assistants, to perform legal work in thousands of Song-Beverly Consumer Warranty ...

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