Lawyers emerge as the winner in Ford settlement
(AP)
<p><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20090803/capt.add59b1c793f4069a6617a002e5314bb.ford_coupon_settlement_capa102.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=ZRk6Ltzl_lCZ_s0fhbAhJQ--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="Stephen Webber, part of a class action lawsuit against Ford, stands in front of his 1993 Ford Explorer in Glendale, Calif., Sunday, Aug. 2, 2009. In exchange for dropping the lawsuit that alleged rollover problems unfairly diminished the resale value of Explorers, Ford customers could receive a $500 discount coupon toward the purchase of a new SUV or a $300 coupon to buy another Ford vehicle. Webber formally objected to the settlement when it was first proposed last year. (AP Photo/Philip Scott Andrews)" border="0" /> (http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/us/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090803/ap_on_re_us/us_ford_coupon_settlement)AP - The lawyers were paid millions of dollars. Ford Motor Co. put behind it a costly lawsuit connected to the Explorer rollover scandal of the 1990s. And the judge closed out a complex case that clogged the Sacramento County Superior Court's overburdened calendar for more than seven years.</p><br clear="all"/>
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