Shaver v. Ford - . Gary M. Farmer, Jr. and Freedland, Farmer, Russo, Behren & Sheller, have filed a lawsuit on behalf of Florida consumers against Ford Motor Co. for defective cruise control deactivation switches Last year Ford issued a limited recall of a few of its vehicles due to the defect involving the cruise control deactivation switch. This defect is extremely dangerous in that vehicles with the defect catch fire even when not in use and with no key in the ignition. Brenda Shaver's Ford Expedition caught fire in the middle of the night. Fortunately, the vehicle was parked in the driveway so her house did not catch fire, but that is exactly what happened to many owners. Ford later expanded the recall to cover almost a decade of manufactured vehicles, and the recall will allegedly fix the problem with the fires. However, even this admission and the expanded recall do not compensate consumers for damages caused by the fire - damages like the consumer's insurance deductible or other expenses incurred for repair of the damage to the vehicle caused by the fire, or loss of other personal property due to the fire. The case has been transferred to a multi-district litigation panel in the federal court in the Eastern District of Michigan, and Shaver's legal team is represented on the Plaintiffs' Steering Committee.