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Mena v. Ford Motor Company - Product Liability, Diversity

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Summary

Ford Motor Company filed a Notice of Removal on April 15, 2026, removing this product liability and contract case from Santa Clara Superior Court (Case No. 25CV476678) to the Northern District of California. The case, styled Mena v. Ford Motor Company, is classified as a civil diversity case involving product liability and contract claims. No case summary or substantive filings beyond the removal notice are currently available.

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What changed

Ford Motor Company removed a civil product liability and contract case from Santa Clara Superior Court to the Northern District of California. The Notice of Removal was filed on April 15, 2026, along with a certificate of interested entities identifying State Street Corporation and BlackRock as affiliates. The original state court case number was 25CV476678.

Affected parties — primarily Ford as defendant and Mena as plaintiff — should monitor the federal docket for responsive pleadings, discovery deadlines, and potential motion practice. Removal to federal court on diversity grounds may affect procedural rules and venue considerations.

What to do next

  1. Monitor for further docket filings

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Apr 16, 2026

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Mena v. Ford Motor Company

Case Number: 5:26-cv-03211 Location: San Jose Case Type: Civil Case Basis: Diversity Nature of Suit: Contract Product Liability Date Filed:

April 15, 2026

Last Filing Date:

April 15, 2026

View Publicly Available Documents Case Summary No summary of this case is available

Recent Filings

Date Filed Docket Number Document Description
04-15-26 1 NOTICE OF REMOVAL from Santa Clara Superior Court. Their case number is 25CV476678. (Filing fee $405 receipt number ACANDC-21874502). Filed by Ford Motor Company. (Attachments: # (1) Declaration of Atty iso Removal, # (2) Exhibit A
04-15-26 2 Certificate of Interested Entities by Ford Motor Company identifying Other Affiliate State Street Corporation (parent of State Street Bank and Trust Company, which is the trustee of the Ford defined contribution plans), Other Affiliate Black Rock,

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Classification

Agency
NDCA
Filed
April 15th, 2026
Instrument
Enforcement
Legal weight
Binding
Stage
Final
Change scope
Minor
Document ID
No. 5:26-cv-03211 (N.D. Cal.)
Docket
5:26-cv-03211

Who this affects

Applies to
Manufacturers Consumers
Industry sector
3361 Automotive Manufacturing
Activity scope
Product liability claims Contract disputes Civil litigation
Geographic scope
United States US

Taxonomy

Primary area
Judicial Administration
Operational domain
Legal
Topics
Product Safety Consumer Protection

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