Ford to settle last of class-action suits over Explorer rollovers (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune)

SACRAMENTO, CALIF. - Ford Motor Co. on Wednesday agreed to settle class-action lawsuits covering plaintiffs in four states who claimed that its Explorer sport-utility vehicles were prone to rollovers, the company and an attorney for the plaintiffs said. The settlement applies to about 1 million people in California, Connecticut, Illinois and Texas, said Kevin Roddy, a New Jersey attorney and …