( March 16, 2026, 8:35 AM EDT) -- LOS ANGELES — A California federal judge denied Ford Motor Co.’s motion for reconsideration of an order declining to dismiss a putative class action accusing it of violating California’s unfair competition law (UCL) by concealing an alleged defect with its electronic door handles that could leave the doors locked and unopenable when the vehicles lose power, writing that the plaintiffs need not allege a duty to disclose to plead an unfair prong UCL claim....