Tomorrow morning, the Supreme Court will file its opinions in Ford Motor Warranty Cases and In re Bradshaw. (Briefs here; oral argument videos here and here.)
When the court granted review in Ford Motor in July 2023, it limited the issue to, “Do manufacturers’ express or implied warranties that accompany a vehicle at the time of sale [by a dealer] constitute obligations arising from the sale contract [between the dealer and a buyer], permitting manufacturers to enforce an arbitration agreement in the contract pursuant to equitable estoppel?” More about the case here.
Bradshaw is a rare attorney discipline case in which the court will issue an opinion. As summarized by court staff, the issue is, What is the appropriate discipline in light of the record in this case? The court granted review in May 2024. More about the case here.
These will be the third and fourth opinions for the six cases heard on the court’s April calendar. The other two cases from that calendar should be decided on Monday.
Other argued but undecided cases are the eight on the early-May calendar (most opinions due by August 4), the eight on the late-May calendar (most opinions due by August 18), and the seven on the June calendar (most opinions filing by August 28). It’s only “most” because: The opinions in the death penalty appeals in People v. Bankston (argued in early-May), People v. Chhuon and Pan (argued in late-May), and People v. Barrera (argued in June) might not file until December 1 because of recently ordered post-argument briefing; also because of post-argument briefing, the People v. Cardenas death penalty appeal (argued in late-May) and People v. Superior Court (Guevara) (argued in June) could be decided as late as September 15 and October 9, respectively.
The Ford Motor and Bradshaw opinions can be viewed tomorrow starting at 10:00 a.m.
