Archive for May 2008
AA LLP Appointed Co-Lead Counsel for Plaintiffs in Nationwide PAX System Litigation
On May 15, 2008, Judge Roger W. Titus, United States District Court Judge for District of Maryland appointed AA LLP partner Lori E. Andrus as co-lead counsel for plaintiffs in the consolidated action entitled In re Michelin North America, Inc., PAX System Marketing and Sales Practices Litigation, No. 8:08-md-1911 RWT. Plaintiffs in the consolidated actions allege on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated that Michelin North America, Inc. (“Michelin”) and American Honda Motor Co. (“Honda”) concealed and failed to disclose material information regarding Honda vehicles equipped PAX Systems manufactured by Michelin, including that the PAX Systems are unreasonably inconvenient and expensive to repair and that the PAX System tires are defective and wear prematurely. Honda included PAX Systems on 2005-2007 Honda Odyssey Touring Models and certain 2008-2009 Honda Odyssey Touring Models, as well as certain Acura RL models.
AA LLP Partner Jennie Lee Anderson To Serve On The Fund Development Board of La Raza Centro Legal
Ms. Anderson has accepted an 18-month appointment to the Fund Development Board of La Raza Centro Legal. The Fund Development Board spearheads critical fundraising in the legal community to support a multitude of free community and legal services Centro Legal provides to the immigrant and Latino communities of the Bay Area.