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NEALE et al v. VOLVO CARS OF NORTH AMERICA, LLC et al

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Case overview

Case Number:

2:10-cv-04407

Court:

New Jersey

Nature of Suit:

Motor Vehicle Prod. Liability

Multi Party Litigation:

Class Action

Judge:

Madeline Cox Arleo

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  1. September 26, 2019

    Volvo Buyers Again Denied Class Cert. In Faulty Sunroof Suit

    A group of Volvo buyers who allege the automaker sold vehicles with defective sunroofs was denied class certification for the third time Thursday after a New Jersey federal judge found they had not presented evidence there were enough class members to support the suit.

  2. December 08, 2017

    State-Based Volvo Sunroof Classes Still Need Definition

    Drivers alleging Volvo Car Corp. sold vehicles with defective sunroofs must take another stab at getting their proposed state-based subclasses certified because they're too poorly defined to meet the ascertainability requirement for the lawsuit to advance, a New Jersey federal judge said Wednesday.

  3. April 04, 2017

    Judge Allows Contested Experts In Volvo Sunroof Suit

    A New Jersey federal judge on Monday allowed both sides in a proposed class action lawsuit over allegedly defective Volvo sunroofs to use contested expert opinions, finding that the experts were reliable and would likely be useful in determining class certification.

  4. October 31, 2016

    Volvo Says Owners Sneaking Evidence Into Sunroof Suit

    Car owners accusing Volvo Car Corp. of selling vehicles with defective sunroofs attempted to sneak evidence into a brief to further support their bid for class certification, despite asserting for more than a year that no new evidence should be allowed in the case, the automaker told a New Jersey federal judge Friday.

  5. October 24, 2016

    Volvo Looks To Hold On To Damages Expert In Sunroof Suit

    Volvo Car Corp. on Monday urged a New Jersey federal judge not to block the testimony of a damages expert in a lawsuit by vehicle owners over allegedly faulty sunroofs, saying his critique of the proposed class definitions and classes as a whole is valid.

  6. October 20, 2016

    Volvo Drivers Say 3rd Circ. Ruling Doesn't Affect Sunroof Suit

    Counsel for drivers of Volvo vehicles with allegedly defective sunroofs told a New Jersey federal judge Wednesday that a recent ruling by the Third Circuit doesn't change the fact that they deserve class certification, blasting the company's claims that they don't provide a plausible damages theory.

  7. October 07, 2016

    Volvo Says 3rd Circ. Ruling Kills Leaky Sunroof Cert. Bid

    A recent ruling by the Third Circuit demonstrates that drivers of Volvo Car Corp. vehicles with allegedly defective sunroofs should not be granted class certification because they failed to demonstrate a plausible damages theory, the automaker told a New Jersey federal judge Thursday.

  8. October 16, 2013

    Statewide Class Cert. Stands In Volvo Sunroof Suit

    A New Jersey federal judge Wednesday refused to reconsider his decision to certify six statewide classes of car buyers who accuse Volvo Car Corp. of selling vehicles with leaky sunroofs, rejecting the Swedish carmaker's argument that an intervening U.S. Supreme Court decision upended the ruling.

  9. March 26, 2013

    Volvo Buyers Score Class Cert. In Sunroof Defect Suit

    A New Jersey federal judge on Tuesday certified six statewide classes of car buyers accusing Volvo Cars of North America of selling vehicles with defective sunroof drainage systems, but declined to certify a nationwide class under a New Jersey statute, saying the law couldn't be applied nationally.

  10. April 11, 2011

    Volvo Loses Bid To Toss Sunroof Class Action

    Volvo Car Corp. on Monday failed to squash a putative class action in New Jersey federal court accusing the Swedish automaker of selling vehicles with defective sunroofs that allow water to seep inside.