CHAUDHRI v. OSRAM SYLVANIA, INC. et al

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Case overview

Case Number:

2:11-cv-05504

Court:

New Jersey

Nature of Suit:

Other Fraud

Multi Party Litigation:

Class Action

Judge:

Madeline Cox Arleo

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  1. January 21, 2020

    Class Counsel Can't Pocket $350K Left From $30M Settlement

    Class counsel in a car headlight fraud case against Osram Sylvania Inc. cannot be allowed to pocket the last $350,000 of a $30 million settlement in the case, and the excess funds will instead be awarded to a nonprofit, a New Jersey federal judge ruled Tuesday.

  2. August 06, 2019

    Consumer Blasts Class Attys' 'Money Grab' In Headlight Suit

    A consumer in a car headlight fraud class action against Osram Sylvania Inc. has denounced a request by class counsel to pocket the last $350,000 of a $30 million settlement, calling it a "money grab" that was "a black eye to the class action bar" and alleging class counsel were already overpaid.

  3. July 29, 2019

    Attys Want Leftover Funds From $30M Sylvania Headlight Deal

    Two New Jersey firms have urged a federal court to award them most of the roughly $350,000 left from a $30 million settlement with Osram Sylvania Inc. in a car headlight fraud class action, citing the "impractical" cost of distributing additional funds to consumers and the firms' efforts in representing them.

  4. July 11, 2014

    Sylvania To Pay $30M To Settle Headlight False Ad Suit

    A federal magistrate judge on Friday gave her initial approval to Osram Sylvania Inc.'s $30 million settlement of a class action alleging the company falsely boasted about the superiority of its headlights to lure consumers into overpaying.

  5. June 14, 2012

    Sylvania Can't Evade False Ad Suit Over Headlights

    A federal judge on Thursday denied most of Osram Sylvania Inc.'s motion to dismiss a proposed class action claiming the company misled consumers into buying its SilverStar headlights through false advertising.

  6. September 26, 2011

    Sylvania Misrepresented SilverStar Headlights: Suit

    Osram Sylvania Inc. was hit with a putative class action in New Jersey on Thursday claiming it duped consumers into buying the manufacturer's SilverStar headlights through false and misleading advertising and packaging.

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