A judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by Ford Motor Company that accused several California-based Lemon Law firms of racketeering and conspiracy. Ford alleged the law groups had systematically overbilled the company for at least a decade, with fraudulent billings amounting to potentially more than $50 million of the $100 million billed in total. The automaker claimed lawyers billed for impossible feats, such as working more than 24 hours in a single day. The court ruled that Ford failed to provide sufficient evidence of a conspiracy among the law firms to illegally inflate their bills. While the case was dismissed, the judge granted Ford the option to modify and refile the lawsuit. This ruling represents a setback for Ford in its efforts to challenge what it considers fraudulent legal billing practices. There was no market reaction analysis available concerning this specific legal decision.