June 15, 2016
A Florida federal judge on Wednesday trimmed economic loss claims against Mazda Motor of America Inc. in multidistrict litigation, granting part of the auto giant’s motion to dismiss a slew of allegations related to the use of potentially explosive Takata air bags.
May 23, 2016
The special master in multidistrict litigation over potentially explosive Takata air bags recommended in Florida federal court Monday that representatives for the proposed class shouldn't be required to turn over their engagement agreements with attorneys, saying automakers haven't alleged that the lawyers have done anything wrong.
April 25, 2016
Honda urged a Florida federal court Friday to force a lead plaintiff in multidistrict litigation over the use of potentially explosive and lethal Takata air bags to show why his complaint should not be dismissed given his purported refusal to cooperate with discovery.
April 14, 2016
With class counsel suggesting consumers will need a full year to depose witnesses and review documents produced by defendants in multidistrict litigation over Takata airbags with potentially lethal defects, a Florida federal judge focused a hearing Thursday on avoiding a "slow grind" in the case.
March 21, 2016
Owners of vehicles with allegedly defective Takata air bags on Friday slammed efforts by Toyota and Honda to cut certain state law claims from their consolidated suit in the multidistrict litigation as "premature," arguing that those claims can still survive after a handful of state class representatives drop their claims.
March 11, 2016
The Florida federal judge overseeing the multidistrict litigation over defective Takata air-bag inflators linked to 10 deaths nixed proposed class action claims of deceptive business practices by automakers brought on behalf of used auto parts dealers, saying the claims failed to specify which vehicles the parts dealers bought.
March 02, 2016
The Florida federal judge overseeing the multidistrict litigation over defective Takata air-bag inflators now linked to 10 deaths ruled Tuesday that the Japanese automotive parts maker can redact only information unrelated to air bags in the documents it produces in discovery.
February 05, 2016
Drivers in multidistrict litigation over allegedly defective Takata air bag inflators told a Florida federal court Friday that a recent Ninth Circuit opinion reviving a proposed suspension defect class action against Ford undermines challenges to the timeliness of certain claims in the Takata case.
December 02, 2015
A Florida federal judge on Wednesday rejected a bid by Takata and Honda to toss an amended complaint in the multidistrict litigation over allegedly defective air bag inflators linked to eight deaths, finding that injured victims and drivers claiming economic loss can proceed with their racketeering claims.
November 16, 2015
Covington & Burling LLP on Friday joined Dechert LLP and Carlton Fields Jorden Burt in representing the beleaguered auto parts giant Takata Corp. in multidistrict litigation in Florida over economic loss and injuries stemming from defective air bag inflators that have been installed in some 19 million vehicles in the U.S.