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Quackenbush et al v. American Honda Motor Company, Inc. et al
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December 05, 2023
Honda Wins Bid To Slash Most Atty Fees In Valve Defect Suit
The counsel behind the $1.4 million valve defect jury verdict for Honda drivers that the automaker called an "abject failure" does not deserve $5.6 million in fees and costs, a California federal judge has ruled, approving only $1.5 million.
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October 11, 2023
Honda Wants $5.6M Fee Bid Slashed In Valve Defect Suit
Honda ripped into a motion seeking roughly $5.6 million in attorney fees this week, telling a California federal court that car owners' $1.4 million jury verdict win in their class action was an "abject failure" and calling the multimillion-dollar fee request a "textbook" example of overreach.
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September 20, 2023
Honda Drivers Seek $5M Atty Fees For $1.4M Valve Defect Win
Class counsel for Illinois drivers who scored $1.4 million against Honda in a jury trial last month over allegations it knew certain cars had a valve timing control device defect have asked a California federal judge for an award of fees and costs totaling more than $5.5 million.
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August 28, 2023
Jury Hits Honda With $1.4M Verdict Over Valve Timing Defect
A California federal jury on Monday ordered Honda to pay $1.4 million to a class of Illinois vehicle owners in litigation claiming the auto giant knew certain cars had a valve timing control device defect while clearing the automaker on similar claims by Golden State vehicle owners.
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August 25, 2023
Honda Owners Say Co. Sold Risky Cars At Defect Trial Wrap
An attorney for thousands of Honda purchasers on Friday told a San Francisco federal jury that the auto giant knew an engine "rattle" within certain vehicles indicated a valve timing control device problem that could stop the car from functioning, as a multimillion-dollar trial over an alleged design defect came to a close.
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August 23, 2023
Honda Trial Judge Warns Against 'Overtrying' Defect Case
The California federal judge overseeing trial in a product liability class action by Honda purchasers in California and Illinois told the parties Wednesday they'd done a good job streamlining the case but urged the plaintiffs to trim it further, noting that "overtrying a case" can confuse jurors and lead to disappointing results.
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August 18, 2022
Alsup Calls Honda-Defect Case Stall 'Intolerable'
U.S. District Judge William Alsup on Thursday blasted counsel on both sides over troubles identifying some class members for notification purposes in a certified class action against Honda over certain 2012-2015 vehicles with defective valve timing control devices, calling the issue another "intolerable" case delay and a "nightmare."