The Four Trials of Henry Ford (scheduled for release October 2019)
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Henry Ford—oracular genius, people’s hero, or narcissistic, autocratic bully? In Gregory R. Piche’s new book, The Four Trials of Henry Ford, four landmark court cases reveal the dark side of Ford’s legal clashes and the quirks of his character and personality that ushered his image in the public’s imagination from mechanical savant and populist sage to isolated, imperious bigot.

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TRIAL 1

Selden Patent Infringement Suit

The patent trial that liberated the whole automobile industry from the clutches of a monopoly.

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TRIAL 2

Dodge Brothers Suit

The Dodges curb Ford’s high handed tactics and force a buyout of his minority shareholders.

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TRIAL 3

Ford’s Libel Suit Against Col R. McCormick

Ford’s “ignorance” is exposed while he is flayed in the dock by Chicago Tribune lawyers.

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TRIAL 4

Sapiro Libel Suit

Ford fakes an auto accident and engineers a mistrial to evade a courtroom confrontation about his antisemitic bigotry.

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Gregory R. Piché, J.D. is the author of The Four Trials of Henry Ford. He has practiced primarily as a litigator in the health care sector for 45 years, and has also worked in public relations for the Ford Motor Company, while obtaining a degree in Economics from the University of Michigan.

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