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
- Toyota Agrees to Settle Lawsuit Tied to Accelerations - 12/26/12
- Los Angeles court overturns small-claims judgment against American Honda over hybrid mileage - 5/9/12
- Citing Overstated M.P.G., Owner of Civic Hybrid Wins Judgment Against Honda
- Rent-a-Car Companies Putting Recalled Autos on the Road
- Enterprise Admits Guilt In Houck Deaths
- Enterprise Rent-A-Car Reiterates Procedures for Automobile Manufacturers’ Recalls
- FTC and Budget Rent-A-Car Consent Decree
- Enterprise Rent-A-Car admits negligence in crash that killed Santa Cruz sisters; court awards $15 million to family---FTC Settlement with Budget Rent-A-Car
- Carfax Settlement Is Overturned
- The air runs out of run-flat tires
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Warranty/Lemon Litigation
Class Actions
- Honda Odometer Settlement
- Sunroof Leakage - 2006-2013 Chrysler 300, Jeep Patriot, Liberty, Compass, Commander, Cherokee or Grand Cherokee
- Volvo Sunroof Drainage System Class Action
- 2002-06 Audi A4, A6 CVT Transmission Class Action Settlement
- Toyota Agrees to Settle Lawsuit Tied to Accelerations - 12/26/12
- Carfax Settlement December 2012
- Toyota settles shareholder lawsuit related to sudden acceleration
- CAS Letter to Honda re: Lemon Law Arbitration
- Brian's Blog, Federal Court Rejects Honda's Effort to Force Auto Safety Class Action Into Arbitration
- Honda Civic Hybrid Fuel Economy
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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
- Lead-off Toyota case selected as group demands NHTSA records
- Florida Judge Throws Out Verdict in Ford Unintended-Acceleration Case
- Court Rules Ford Withheld Sudden Acceleration Records From NHTSA, 7-20-11
- Presidential Memorandum Regarding Preemption
- 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
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