The Supreme Court unanimously ruled against Ford Motor Company’s challenge to Minnesota and Montana court decisions this morning that allowed personal injury lawsuits regarding cars sold out of state to proceed. The ruling issued March 25 covers two appeals, Ford Motor Co. v. Montana Eighth Judicial District Court, court file 19-368, and Ford Motor Co. v. Bandemer, court file 19-369. In 2015, Minnesota resident Adam Bandemer was a passenger in a 1994 Ford Crown Victoria driven on a Minnesota road. The driver rear-ended a snow plow, and the car ended up in a ditch. Bandemer suffered a brain injury. He claims the airbag failed to deploy because of a defect and sued alleging product liability, negligence, and breach of warranty claims against Ford. Montana resident Markkaya Jean Gullett, a married mother of two, had been driving a 1996 Ford Explorer on a Montana highway in 2015 when the tread on one of her tires separated. She …