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GM Faces Class Suits Over Brakes

"While it is good that GM publicly acknowledged the defect and its inherent safety risk, they've misled Americans by implying that they can remedy a mechanical brake failure with an electronic software patch," Beasley Allen's Clay Barnett of Atlanta said.
4 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Settlement Reached in Class Action Over Subaru Infotainment System Includes $1.5M Fee

Lawyers are seeking approval of a settlement that they say will provide car owners and lessees with benefits valued at more than $6.25 million in litigation over the automaker's allegedly defective Starlink infotainment system.
5 minute read

Litigation Daily

Daily Dicta: Kobre Lawyers Strike to Extract Judgment from Chinese Billionaire

"We were concerned that that the gambit could make the assets immune," said Kobre & Kim's Chris Cogburn. "There was a lot of urgency."
5 minute read

The Recorder

California Makes Noise About Antitrust Probe Into Auto Emissions Deal, Stays Mum on Tech

The U.S. Department of Justice is questioning a deal between California and four automakers to increase fuel efficiency while tech companies are coming under scrutiny from other states' attorneys general.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

'Alice's Law': Waterloo for Staged Accident Fraudsters?

In the years to come, the bench, bar and public all hope that this new enforcement tool will curtail the potential horrors associated with the staged accident phenomenon.
7 minute read

National Law Journal

After Initial Skepticism, Judge Approves CVS-Aetna Merger

U.S. District Judge Richard Leon found that the evidence presented to him was enough to ease any antitrust concerns he had.
3 minute read

The Recorder

SF Law Firm Hits Lyft With 13 Driver Sexual Harassment Suits With More Planned

Each week, attorney Laurel Simes of San Francisco's Levin Simes Abrams says her firm gets around five to 10 new calls alleging sexual harassment at the hands of ride-sharing drivers.
6 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Judge OK's $1.2M in Fees for Class Counsel in Settlement With Jeep, Chrysler

The class action settled last year with Fiat Chrysler agreeing to pay the buyers of affected 2014-2015 Jeep Cherokees and other vehicles up to $2,000 or provide vouchers worth up to $4,000 toward a replacement vehicle.
3 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Electric Vehicle Litigation—New Challenges in a Changing Landscape

Innovation in the transportation space has certainly made our lives more efficient, but it does not come without its issues.
6 minute read

The Recorder

Ex-Autonomous Vehicle Engineer for Google and Uber Charged With Trade Secret Theft

Anthony Levandowski is accused of stealing thousands of files related to driverless car technology as he departed from Google. Levandowski asserted his Fifth Amendment right not to incriminate himself in Google's trade secret dispute with Uber, which purchased the startup company he founded after his departure from Google.
4 minute read

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