'Class actions' Archive
Federal Judge Approves Class Action Settlement To Benefit Current and Prior Owners of Toyota RAV4s
On January 6, 2012, the Honorable Richard Seeborg, District Court Judge for the Northern District of California, granted final approval of a class action settlement which will benefit current and former owners of 2001-2003 Toyota RAV4 Vehicles with an automatic transmission. The lawsuit alleges that the 2001-2003 model Toyota RAV4 Vehicles were equipped with defective Engine Control Modules (“ECMs”), which cause drivers to experience “hard shifting” and ultimately results in the automatic transmission failing prematurely. “The settlement is an excellent result for consumers,” said Andrus Anderson partner, Jennie Lee Anderson, who the Court appointed co-lead counsel for plaintiffs and the class in the case. “It ensures that current and former Vehicle owners will either have their Vehicles repaired under 10-year or 150,000 mile extended warranty program or be fully reimbursed for the costs of prior repairs.” For further information about the settlement or to file a claim, class members should visit the Toyota RAV4 Class Action Settlement Website.
Andrus Anderson LLP Partners Take Leadership Roles At The American Association for Justice
Lori E. Andrus and Jennie Lee Anderson attended the American Association for Justice Annual Convention in New York City, July 9-12, 2011. In furtherance of their efforts in and outside of the courtroom to advance the interests of their clients, including injured consumers, employees and small business owners across the United States, Ms. Andrus and Ms. Anderson were both elected to presigious leadership positions this year. Ms. Andrus was elected First Vice Chair of the Women’s Trial Lawyer Caucus. Ms. Anderson is the incoming Co-Chair of the organization’s Class Action Litigation Group.
Jennie Lee Anderson Argues In Class Action Against Countrywide; Legal Newspaper Takes Notice
On March 11, 2011, AA LLP’s Jennie Lee Anderson, lead counsel for Plaintiff in Ralston v. Mortgage Investors Group and Countrywide Home Loans Inc., Case No. 08-00536 JF, argued before the District Court for the Northern District of California in opposition to defendant Countrywide’s motion to strike class allegations. At the heart of the case are certain Pay Option ARM loans, which Plaintiff alleges Countrywide sold through a network of correspondent lenders, including, but not limited to, Mortgage Investors Group, that are similarly deceptive and fraudulent in nature. In its motion to strike, Countrywide seeks to drastically limit the number of class members Plaintiff may represent by limiting his claims to class members whose loans were obtained through Mortgage Investors Group. In advance of the argument, The Daily Journal interviewed Ms. Anderson about the case and the pending motion. Ms. Anderson was confident Plaintiff would prevail: “Countrywide’s motion is ‘a desperate attempt’ to deny discovery the plaintiffs believe will ‘show that all of these loans commonly flow from Countrywide,’” Ms. Anderson told the daily legal newspaper. According to Ms. Anderson, the motion should be heard, if at all, on the class certification schedule set by the Court and after the Plaintiffs have an opportunity to conduct discovery. The motion was taken under submission by Judge Fogel who indicated the Court would issue a written order.
Andrus Anderson Achieves Nationwide Class Action Settlement In Connection With Honda and Michelin PAX System Litigation
Andrus Anderson LLP announces that on June 23, 2009, the Honorable Roger W. Titus entered an Order granting final approval of a nationwide settlement in a consumer class action, which was filed on behalf of Plaintiffs from various States against Defendants, American Honda Motor Co., Inc. (“Honda”) and Michelin North America, Inc. (“Michelin”). The litigation involves the marketing and sale of certain Honda and Acura Vehicles equipped with Run-Flat Tires (“Vehicles”). The Settlement was negotiated over a number of months with the assistance of a nationally recognized mediator on behalf of Plaintiffs in all of the pending cases and on behalf of a proposed nationwide class with Honda and Michelin.
For settlement purposes, the Court certified a nationwide class consisting of all person or entities who currently own or lease, or previously owned or leased, a Honda Odyssey Touring edition model or Acura RL model equipped with the “Technology Package,” which included Michelin’s PAX® Tire and Wheel Assembly in the United States. Excluded from the class are Defendants, Defendants’ employees, officers and directors, and the Judge to whom this Action is or has been assigned. For a copy of the Court’s Order Preliminarily Approving the Settlement and the Settlement Agreement, please click on the appropriate links below. A detailed explanation of the relief under the Settlement can be found in the Class Notice. To view a copy of the Class Notice, please click here. To submit a claim in connection with this settlement, click here to down load a copy of the claim form which should be submitted by mail as directed.
Jennie Lee Anderson To Speak At Prominent Class Action Seminar
AA LLP partner Jennie Lee Anderson will join some of the most influential class action attorneys in the country when she presents at the Consumer Attorneys of California 3rd Annual Class Action Seminar on January 28, 2009 in San Francisco. Ms. Anderson will be speaking on Protective Orders and Discovery in Class Actions. “Because class actions implicate the rights of absent class members, it is important that stipulated protective orders only allow truly confidential documents to be filed under seal,” Ms. Anderson noted. “Too often the parties agree to broad protective orders that result in the case being litigated behind closed doors and away from public view,” she added. During her presentation, she will share her techniques for negotiating protective orders and other discovery tips.