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Plaintiffs Fail to Show "Some Basis in Fact" For Certification in Two Proposed Vehicle Defect Class

Class proceedings are frequently proposed after automakers issue recall notices. Two recent decisions from the Court of Appeal for Saskatchewan, Kane v FCA US LLC, 2024 SKCA 86 (Kane) and Evans v ...
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GM Defect Class Action Powers Through Arbitration Roadblock

A proposed class action accusing General Motors of brake defects in several of its vehicles is moving forward after a federal judge in Pennsylvania denied the company's attempts to compel arbitration ...
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One Size Fits None: Sixth Circuit Demands State-by-State Analysis in Auto Defect Class Actions

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, in a full en banc decision, raised the pleading and proof standards for plaintiffs seeking to certify multistate automotive defect class actions. The ...