Caterpillar Inc. now faces a sixth proposed class action alleging the company’s heavy-duty diesel engines that power freight-hauling trucks have faulty emission-control systems that have caused sudden engine breakdowns.
The latest case is Scenic Boundaries Trans. Inc. v. Caterpillar Inc., filed on April 30 in U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota. Last month, Caterpillar asked a panel of federal judges to consolidate the other five, which allege the same defects in the company’s C13 and C15 engines, and requested the cases be transferred to federal court in the Southern District of Florida.
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