Lawsuits
The Center for Auto Safety (CAS) is the most respected source of legal information and data related to vehicle safety and manufacturer defects. Every day CAS fights to make sure consumers are aware of their rights as vehicle owners and pending litigations related to their cars.
Lawsuits in the News
- Carfax Settlement Is Overturned
- Court stands firm on Ford design-defect ruling
- Calif. court opens Honda trial record
- TLPJ and Public Citizen Challenge Court Order Sealing Smoking Gun Documents That Show Ford Weakened Explorer Roof
- Center wants to know if [Honda] witness altered evidence
- Group tries to unseal court files
- Illinois Supreme Court Gives Auto Owners Big Win
- Dealers Seek Laws to Thwart Lawsuits
- Dealers Push for Arbitration
- Lawsuits: This Year's Model
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Warranty/Lemon Litigation
Class Actions
- A case in which the only winners are lawyers
- Civic Hybrid Owners Sue Honda for Mileage Claims
- Few plaintiffs in Ford case use coupons as lawyers reap millions
- General Motors Piston Slap Class Action Settlement
- GM Dexcool Engine Damage Class Action
- Chrysler/Dodge 2.7L Oil Sludge Class Action
- 2004-2006 Scion xB Windshield Cracking
- Chrysler/Dodge 2.7L Oil Sludge Class Action
- Honda/Acura Michelin Run-Flat Tires Class Action
- 2004-05 Pontiac GTO Tire Failures
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Government Litigation
- United States v. General Motors (X-Car Lockup)
- United States v. Ford
- United States v. General Motors (Defective Quadrajet Carburetors)
- U.S. Court Rejects Tire Safety Rule
- New Rule Requiring Tire Pressure Monitoring Systems Is Inadequate, Should Be Overturned, Public Citizen and Tire Manufacturers Tell Court
- Court Overturns Bush Administration Weak Tire Pressure Rule
Product Liability
- Bitter fruit - New fear in Chrysler bankruptcy: Liability claims may be voided
- SUV Case Will Keep Haunting Automakers
- Court upholds verdict in roof crush case
- Center for Auto Safety Sues Ford & Bridgestone/Firestone
- Plea for Intervention with Michelin Motion to Seal Records
- Consumer Groups Call on CEO Juergen Schrempp to Withdraw Mean Spirited Legal Action
- Trial Puts Spotlight on Safety of Car Seats
