Wednesday’s suit against the Knight Law Group, the Altman Law Group and Wirtz Law, alleges that at least 50% of the $100 million billed by the defendant lawyers over the past decade was fraudulently inflated.

Ford Motor Co. on Wednesday filed a civil racketeering lawsuit against lemon law firms and lawyers in California, alleging they overbilled for legal fees by submitting court timesheets recording more than 24 hours worked in a single day.

It’s no secret Ford has suffered from an inordinate amount of quality control issues in recent years, but the automaker alleges some lemon law attorneys in Southern California have taken advantage. According to a complaint filed by the Dearborn-based company,