Automotive

January 23, 2018 A former employee claims Custom Fab Group Corp and NY Municipal Equipment failed to pay time-and-a-half overtime for all hours worked past 40 each week.

January 19, 2018 Eight pickup/SUV models made between 2014 and 2017 allegedly contain an air conditioning system defect a lawsuit claims General Motors tried to conceal.

January 15, 2018 Two plaintiffs argue PA's automatic license suspension policy for those convicted of drug-related offenses amounts to 'state-sanctioned discrimination.'

January 11, 2018 Three operating companies of Miami Lakes Auto Mall and Driver’s Auto Mart and an individual owner are facing a proposed class action that takes issue with the defendants’ pay practices.

January 10, 2018 Thirty-two plaintiffs claim GM is not being upfront enough about safety risks presented by allegedly defective dashboards in seven vehicle models.

January 9, 2018 Chevron Products Company (which does business as Havoline Xpress Lube) is on the receiving end of a proposed class action lawsuit that claims it charges consumers 'bogus' recycling and shop supply fees to change the oil in their cars.

January 9, 2018 American Honda Motor Company, Inc. is facing a proposed class action lawsuit that claims the company should be required to repair damage resulting from rodents or other animals chewing the soy-based insulation on its vehicles’ electrical wiring.

January 5, 2018 FCA US LLC is facing a proposed class action lawsuit that claims its 2017 to 2018 Chrysler Pacifica vehicles suffer from a manufacturing defect that causes them to 'shut off or stall without warning.'

January 3, 2018 Maximum Booting Company, LLC and an individual are facing a Georgia man’s claims that the defendants unlawfully disabled vehicles by placing boots or similar devices on their tires without proper authorization.

December 28, 2017 A former employee claims Annellie's Car Wash paid a piece-rate of $3 per car, putting workers' hourly pay below the federal mandatory minimum.

December 21, 2017 Allegedly false and misleading retail installment sales contracts are the focal point of a lawsuit against Fred Beans Motors of Doylestown (PA).

December 14, 2017 Government Employees Insurance Company (GEICO) is facing a proposed class action lawsuit that claims it violates the terms of its insurance policies by refusing to pay for electronic scans of policyholders’ vehicles after repairs.

December 12, 2017 Alamo Rent a Car, LLC, Enterprise Holdings, Inc., and Enterprise Leasing Company of Orlando LLC are facing claims that they failed to provide promised insurance policies to consumers from outside the United States who rented cars in the United States.

December 8, 2017 Ford Motor Company is facing the claims of a former engineer at the company's Chicago assembly plant who alleges he was not paid for all the hours he worked.

November 29, 2017 Nissan North America, Inc. is once again facing a proposed class action lawsuit over an alleged defect in the continuously variable transmissions (CVTs) of its Sentra vehicles.

November 21, 2017 The company that runs Ken Garff Automotive Group allegedly placed unsolicited robocalls to consumers' cell phones without consent.

November 21, 2017 A proposed class action has been filed against Nissan North America, Inc. alleging its 2012 to 2017 Sentra vehicles contain defective continuously variable transmissions.

November 17, 2017 German automakers Volkswagen, Audi, Porsche, Mercedes-Benz, and BMW are facing another lawsuit alleging they engaged in a series of 'covert meetings' to suppress competition and delay innovation, all while charging a premium price for their vehicles.

November 15, 2017 CDK Global, LLC and The Reynolds and Reynolds Company are facing a lawsuit that claims the defendants engaged in anticompetitive behavior by which they’ve systematically raised the prices of their products while eliminating competition.

November 15, 2017 Per a lawsuit, Palmetto57 Auto Group advances short-term loans that saddle sales employees with a 'rolling debt' they must repay out of commissions.

November 14, 2017 Progressive Corporation, two of its affiliates, and Mitchell International, Inc. are facing claims that they artificially deflated the 'actual cash value' of vehicles for which consumers have submitted 'total loss' claims.

November 9, 2017 A former employee claims Southern Auto Detail and Avis Budget Group failed to pay time-and-a-half overtime wages.

November 8, 2017 Nissan North America, Inc. is facing a proposed class action filed in Minnesota that claims the automaker marketed and sold model year 2012 and 2013 Versa vehicles that contain an alleged defect in their continuously variable transmissions.

November 7, 2017 Another proposed class action has been filed against Audi, BMW, Mercedes-Benz, Porsche, and Volkswagen – the 'German Five' – alleging the auto manufacturers engaged in an illegal scheme to suppress competition and raise the prices of their vehicles.

November 3, 2017 A suit filed in August aims to take on the 'German Auto Cartel' of five companies whose alleged anticompetitive practices have hurt the industry.

November 3, 2017 The latest lawsuit against GM claims certain 'track-proven' Corvette Z06 models are prone to overheating, which sends the cars into low-powered 'Limp Mode.'

November 1, 2017 Progressive American Insurance Company has been named as a defendant in a lawsuit filed by a chiropractic business that claims it unlawfully reduced payments for treatments covered under consumers’ personal injury protection policies.

November 1, 2017 Allstate Property and Casualty Insurance Company is facing a proposed class action lawsuit that claims it failed to fully reimburse a chiropractic business for providing covered treatments to a woman insured under a Personal Injury Protection Plan.

October 30, 2017 A lawsuit filed in Texas claims certain Cadillac, Chevy and GMC models contain an alleged brake defect that has reportedly caused at least one crash.

October 20, 2017 The lawsuit claims the headlights on class vehicles can 'abnormally and prematurely wear-out and fail' in part because of the sealing on the lights' housing units.

October 18, 2017 Amazulu Transport, Inc. is on the receiving end of a proposed collective action that claims it misclassified its employees as independent contractors and failed to pay them proper wages.

October 12, 2017 GEICO Indemnity Company is facing a proposed class action lawsuit claiming it failed to pay consumers the actual cash value of vehicles involved in car accidents that were considered a total loss.

October 12, 2017 Five German automakers are once again facing a proposed class action alleging they engaged in anti-competitive behavior to suppress competition and raise prices of their vehicles.

October 12, 2017 Two current employees claim Guru Nanak Auto Parts and five co-defendants owe workers unpaid time-and-a-half overtime wages.

October 9, 2017 Thirteen German automakers have been named as defendants in another proposed class action accusing them of engaging in 'a two decade-long conspiracy' to hinder technological innovation and the raise the prices of five German car brands.

October 5, 2017 Wells Fargo & Company and National General Insurance Company are two of the defendants in another proposed class action filed against them claiming the companies charged approximately 800,000 auto loan borrowers for auto insurance they did not need.

October 5, 2017 A Florida chiropractic clinic alleges State Farm unlawfully reduces pay outs for spinal treatments by two percent in violation of state personal injury law.

September 29, 2017 A proposed class action case details an alleged two-decade-long conspiracy between German car makers to keep prices artificially inflated.

September 29, 2017 A lawsuit claims Tesla unlawfully stored the driver's license information of consumers who test drove its vehicles.

September 29, 2017 Major German car manufacturers find themselves as defendants in another antitrust class action lawsuit.

September 25, 2017 Seven individuals have put their names on a lawsuit that alleges Auto Reflections owes piece-rate workers unpaid time-and-a-half overtime wages.

September 22, 2017 Nationwide Agribusiness Insurance Company is on the receiving end of a proposed class action lawsuit that claims it unlawfully failed to pay title and registration fees to an insurance policyholder after the woman's vehicle was totaled in an accident.

September 22, 2017 A couple from Colorado claim Progressive Insurance refused to pay statutorily mandated fees after a 2016 total-loss car accident.

September 18, 2017 Two California Chevrolet owners have filed suit against the vehicle’s maker, General Motors LLC, claiming model year 2010 to 2017 Equinox vehicles contain a defect that can cause high oil consumption.

September 15, 2017 Care Roadside Service, LLC and an individual with control of the business are facing a proposed collective action that claims they failed to pay their employees proper minimum and overtime wages.

September 15, 2017 Royal Plainview Car Wash Inc. and an individual owner are facing a proposed collective action filed by a former employee who claims they violated several provisions of the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and New York Labor Law.

September 13, 2017 A lawsuit out of California claims certain Porsche models are stricken with dangerously defective camshaft adjuster bolts that could cause engine damage.

August 31, 2017 Florida's Lokey Automotive Group is the defendant in a case claiming it unlawfully sent promotional text messages without consent.

August 31, 2017 A new lawsuit alleges certain General Motors vehicles come with defective air conditioning systems, a problem the case claims the company hid from consumers.

August 17, 2017 BMW, Audi, and Volkswagen, among other well-known automakers, are facing an antitrust lawsuit claiming they conspired to inflate prices of luxury vehicles.