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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

King & Spalding

California Federal Court Grants Summary Judgment to Auto Manufacturer After Striking Plaintiffs’ Damages Expert Due to Faulty...

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On September 11, the Central District of California granted summary judgment in a putative class action involving an alleged defect in Honda vehicles. The court’s order provides a thorough dissection of the methodological...more

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Liability and Autonomous Vehicles

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As a trial lawyer who handles a lot of automotive disputes and product liability claims, I get asked more and more, “when an autonomous vehicle has an accident, who will be liable?” People – clients, contacts, business...more

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California Court Gives Ford SUV Tailgate Class the Boot

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Plaintiffs from California, New Jersey, and Florida claimed their 2002-2005 Ford Explorers, Mercury Mountaineers, and Lincoln Aviators suffered from a common design defect: the plastic appliqué just below the flip-glass on...more

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Causation Experts Properly Excluded Where The “Leap From Data To Opinion Was Too Great”

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In Hughes v. Kia Motors Corp., No. 13-10922, the Eleventh Circuit recently affirmed the district court’s exclusion of the plaintiff’s expert witness in a motor vehicle product liability case. Allene Hughes, the plaintiff’s...more

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