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National Law Journal

Lawsuit Over Ford Explorer Exhaust Systems Proceeds

A Florida federal judge has rejected Ford Motor Co.'s motion to dismiss a proposed class action involving the exhaust systems in its Explorer models.
2 minute read

National Law Journal

GM Hit With Recall Class Actions for 30 Million Consumers

Plaintiffs lawyers leading the fight against General Motors Co. over its ignition-switch recalls have filed two consolidated class actions on behalf of 30 million consumers across the country.
2 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

NJ Justice Sues Over Husband's Auto Death

Justice Jaynee LaVecchia, who has been serving longer on the New Jersey Supreme Court than any of the other current justices, is the plaintiff in a wrongful death and survival action over the loss of her husband Michael Cole, a former Division of Law director, chief counsel to Gov. Tom Kean and a name partner in the prominent Teaneck, N.J., firm DeCotiis Fitzpatrick & Cole.
5 minute read

Law.com

We Don't Owe You Anything, Say Automakers to Big Music

Music companies are demanding royalties for car entertainment systems that allow drivers to store their recordings.
4 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Justices Reject Appeal in Race Crash Insurance Case

The state Supreme Court has declined to hear arguments in a bad-faith case stemming from a race car crash in which one spectator was killed at a speedway.
5 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Collateral Estoppel Doctrine Precludes Additional UIM Recovery

Spurred by a number of state and federal court decisions over the past year, the issue of whether a previous award secured by an injured plaintiff can serve to preclude the plaintiff from seeking additional coverage from an underinsured motorist carrier on the same claims has become a hot topic in post-Koken auto accident litigation.
8 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Allstate Settles Accident-Related Bad-Faith Claim

A bad-faith suit against Allstate Insurance Co. stemming from an auto-accident case that produced a $19.1 million verdict in Philadelphia has been settled for $22 million.
5 minute read

New York Law Journal

'Doored' Bicyclist Can Proceed With Lawsuit, Judge Rules

A bicyclist struck by a taxicab door opened by a passenger can apply for compensation from a nonprofit corporation formed to indemnify injured people in accidents where insurance is unavailable, a state judge has ruled.
3 minute read

Law.com

Plaintiffs Propose Blueprint to Try GM Defects Lawsuits

General Motors Co. could face its first trial next year over injuries or deaths blamed on an ignition-switch defect that prompted recalls of 2.6 million cars and trucks worldwide.
3 minute read

National Law Journal

Automakers, Insurers Seek Access to Asbestos Claims Data

The group of asbestos defendants that led the charge to gain access to alleged evidence of misrepresentation in a gasketmaker's bankruptcy now argue that protective orders don't trump the public's right of access.
3 minute read

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