GM Transmission Class Action Lawsuit Update: Court of Appeals
General Motors granted en banc review of transmission class action lawsuit in 6th Circuit Court of Appeals. December 19, 2024 — The General Motors transmission class action lawsuit is back in court, this time in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. The GM class action lawsuit involves the 8L45 and 8L90 automatic transmissions in these vehicles. 2015-2019 Chevrolet Silverado 2017-2019 Chevrolet Colorado 2015-2019 Chevrolet Corvette 2016-2019 Chevrolet Camaro 2015-2017 Cadillac Escalade and Escalade ESV 2016-2019 Cadillac CTS 2016-2018 Cadillac CT6 2015-2019 Jim Cicella 2015-2017 GMC Yukon and Yukon XL 2017-2019 GMC Canyon The lawsuit began nearly six years ago when owners filed a nationwide class action lawsuit alleging the transmission slipped, bucked, kicked, yanked, engaged violently and ultimately failed. As is typical in U.S. class action lawsuits, one lawsuit will be filed for customers nationwide, but more will follow, eventually consolidating into a single class action. In the case of GM transmissions, the class-action lawsuits were simply…
Nissan class action lawsuit dropped
Appeals court says district court should not have allowed automatic emergency braking lawsuit November 30, 2024 — The Nissan automatic emergency braking lawsuit, once certified as a class-action lawsuit, has been decertified against customers in 10 states. The class action lawsuit covers these Nissan vehicles equipped with Advanced Radar Sensor (ARS) 410. 2017–2020 Nissan Rogue 2017–2021 Nissan Rogue Sport 2019–2021 Nissan Altima 2020–2021 Nissan Kicks In 2017, some Nissan drivers reported "phantom activation" of the automatic emergency braking (AEB) system on low overpasses, railroad crossings and parking lots. Engineers believe the radar hardware could misread the road ahead as drivers approach slopes or turns. On a curve, the radar may view a car in an adjacent lane as an obstacle on the road. Driving uphill in a multi-storey car park may mean the radar reads a low-slung overpass as an incoming wall. Due to hardware limitations, Nissan released a software update "S1" in 2018 and a software update "S2" in…
$1.7 Billion Ford Truck Roof Collapse Verdict: Ford Unveils New Model
The Georgia Court of Appeals granted Ford permission to proceed with a new truck roof crush trial, Hill v. Ford. November 5, 2024 — Ford truck roof crush lawsuit (hill v. ford) led a Georgia jury in awarding $1.7 billion to a family whose husband and wife were killed in a rollover accident. But now the entire case is set to be heard again, with the Georgia Court of Appeals agreeing to give Ford a new trial. Ford appealed the baffling $1.7 billion verdict, saying the trial court made several errors that Ford said put it at an unfair legal disadvantage. The appeals court also argued several issues, Includes the meaning of "wearing a seat belt." The Ford roof collapse lawsuit blames Ford for the 2014 deaths of Melvin Hill, 74, and his wife Voncile Hill, 62. In the fatal accident, a tire on the 2002 Ford F-250 truck blew out, causing the truck's roof to hit the ground three…
Ford appeals $1.7 billion roof collapse verdict
In Hill v. Ford , a Georgia jury accused Ford of causing the roof to be crushed in a 2002 Ford F-250 rollover. July 6, 2024 — A Georgia appeals court will decide whether Ford Motor Co. should be forced to pay $1.7 billion in damages after a Georgia couple was killed in a fiery rollover accident. A variety of organizations have filed amicus briefs in support of Ford, including the Georgia and U.S. chambers of commerce, the Alliance for Automotive Innovation, the Georgia Litigation Reform Organization and the American Tort Reform Association. A Georgia jury awarded Ford $1.7 billion in damages, finding it responsible for the deaths of Melvin Hill, 74, and his 62-year-old wife, Voncile Hill. The fatal crash in 2014 was caused by a tire blowout after a Pep Boys service center installed the wrong tire on a 2002 Ford F-250 truck. The couple's son blamed the Ford truck's roof for his parents' deaths, saying the roofs…
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