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Class Action Automotive Industry

A class action is a type of legal action where a representative individual or group of individuals can bring a claim on behalf of a larger group or class who share a common legal interest.
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In Dismissing Claims Against OEM, Federal Court Quietly Rejects FTC Interpretation of Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act - Seyfarth's...

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A federal court in Wisconsin recently granted a motion to dismiss all claims in a putative multi-district class action against motorcycle manufacturer Harley-Davidson, asserting claims that the OEM’s warranty violated the...more

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Foley Automotive Update - June 2024

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Analysis by Julie Dautermann, Competitive Intelligence Analyst This update helps automotive suppliers inform their legal and operational decisions to help address challenges and opportunities. Key Developments - Foley &...more

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Privacy Tip #395 – GM Faces Class Action for Collecting + Disclosing Drivers’ Data Without Consent

Car manufacturer General Motors (GM) is the subject of litigation in Georgia by two New Jersey Chevy Bolt drivers who allege that GM collected data about their driving habits and behavior and disclosed it to third parties,...more

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Auto Finance Company Faces Class Action Lawsuit for Targeting Military Families

On February 21, a proposed class action lawsuit was filed against an auto finance company in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia alleging various violations of the Military Lending Act (“MLA”). The...more

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Car Break-Ins Expose Shocking Vehicle Vulnerabilities and Spark Multidistrict Litigation: A $200M Settlement Reached by Kia and...

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A Multidistrict Litigation started by a TikTok trend of individuals breaking into cars recently settled for an estimated $200 million. The Plaintiffs alleged that the Defendants—Hyundai and Kia—knowingly sold defective...more

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District Court preliminarily approves $300 million auto insurance settlement

On May 1, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California preliminarily approved a $300 million class action settlement resolving claims that a national bank hid misconduct relating to its auto insurance...more

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Product Liability Trends in the Automotive Industry

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Automobiles may be the most complex, essential and widely used consumer products in the world and every year they incorporate increasingly advanced technology into nearly every component and function. The advancing...more

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Trends in Automotive Class Actions

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As the types of automotive class actions continue to evolve, so too do class action trends and developments. Morgan Lewis lawyers detail below some of the hot topics in automobile class action litigation, such as personal...more

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Trade Secrets/Non-Compete Quarterly Update - Q4 2022

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Happy New Year! We hope you and your family enjoyed the holidays. Q4 of 2022 did not see significant new state legislation enacted. The FTC, however, issued a strong notice about where it intends to go in the restrictive...more

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"Dieselgate" Effect: Israel Changes Rules of Game for Class Actions over Environmental Damage

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The Tel Aviv District Court recently allowed a motion to certify a class action against the Volkswagen Group and its importer in Israel, Champion Motors Ltd. The class action focuses on the Dieselgate scandal, after an...more

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Ontario Court Dismisses Certified False Advertising Class Action

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In Rebuck v. Ford Motor Company, 2022 ONSC 2396 (Rebuck), the Ontario Superior Court of Justice dismissed a certified class action on its merits by way of summary judgment. The claim sought $1.5 billion in damages on behalf...more

Jenner & Block

Ninth Circuit Rejects Challenges to Conjoint Analysis in Consumer Class Action

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In recent years, conjoint analysis has proliferated as a methodology for calculating class-wide damages in consumer class actions. While conjoint analysis first emerged as a marketing tool for measuring consumers’ relative...more

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Eighth Circuit First to Apply “Manifested Defect” Rule to Class Action Fairness Act

This month, the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals issued what appears to be the first appellate opinion applying the “manifested defect” rule to the Class Action Fairness Act’s (“CAFA”) $5 million amount-in-controversy...more

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Ontario Superior Court Limits Potential Class Action Entitlement for Pure Economic Loss

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While the effects of the Supreme Court of Canada's decision in 1688782 Ontario Inc v Maple Leaf Foods Inc., 2020 SCC 35 [Maple Leaf], begin to reverberate in the decisions of lower courts, Justice Paul Perell's certification...more

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Volkswagen and Audi Hit with Data Breach Class Action

This week, Volkswagen AG’s U.S. entity and its Audi brand were hit with a class action for a data breach that allegedly compromised 3.3 million consumers’ personal information. ...more

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The Alberta Court of Appeal Provides Guidance on the Test for Certification in Overturning Goodyear

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On May 17, 2021, the Alberta Court of Appeal released its decision in Spring v Goodyear Canada Inc., 2021 ABCA 182. This case is the latest Alberta consideration of the test for certification of a class action. At issue was...more

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Leave to the Supreme Court Denied: Latest on Pre-Certification Stays in Multijurisdictional Class Actions

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We previously discussed the Alberta Court of Appeal's decision in Ravvin v Canada Bread Company, Limited, 2020 ABCA 424, which arose out of an alleged packaged bread price-fixing conspiracy. Plaintiffs started class...more

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South Carolina Court Of Appeals Reverses Trial Court Ruling Permitting Class Action Arbitration Against Automobile Dealer

Automobile dealers and other businesses often employ arbitration agreements in contracts with their customers. One recurring question about these arbitration agreements is whether they permit class action arbitration or...more

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Vehicle Hacking Class Action Runs Out of Gas in Illinois Court

In a decision likely to bring comfort to the manufacturers of vehicle automation technology, the court in Flynn v. FCA US LLC, No. 15-cv-855-SMY, 2020 WL 1492687 (S.D. Ill. Mar. 27, 2020) granted the defendants’ motion to...more

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Ninth Circuit Curtails Consumers’ Class Claims Under the Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act

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Resolving an issue of first impression before it, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit held that the Class Action Fairness Act of 2005 (CAFA) “may not be used to evade the specific numerosity requirement”...more

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California Federal District Court Rejects Class Certification in Toyota HVAC Case

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On March 3, the Central District of California denied class certification in a putative automotive class action against Toyota. The court found that the plaintiffs failed to establish commonality under Rule 23(a)(2), as well...more

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Financial Daily Dose 2.10.2020 | Top Story: Volvo May go Public Via Merger With Owner’s Geely Automobile Holdings

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Volvo’s owner, Li Shufu, is mulling over a move to combine the carmaker with his publicly traded Geely Automobile Holdings—a play that would take Volvo public and “unify the bulk of billionaire Li’s growing stable of...more

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Financial Daily Dose 1.30.2020 | Top Story: Facebook Pays $550 Million to Resolve Privacy Class Action Over Use of Facial...

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Facebook has agreed to pay $550 million to resolve a class-action lawsuit claiming that Zuck & Co.’s use of facial recognition technology violated Illinois’ biometric privacy law. Though the settlement is little more than “a...more

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Financial Daily Dose 1.13.2020 | Top Story: Labor Dept. Issues Stricter Joint Employer Test in New Rules

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Sunday’s release of a long-awaited Labor Department final rule on joint employment spells trouble for workers hoping to “sue large companies for wrongdoing by contractors or franchisees.” The rule reverses Obama-era policies...more

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Financial Daily Dose 12.03.2019 | Top Story: US Threatens Tariffs on French Goods Over New Digital Services Tax

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Because who wants a nice quiet December, right? Yesterday, the U.S. opened yet another trade war front by proposing retaliatory tariffs of up to 100% on a wide range of French imports after announcing that “it found France’s...more

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