July 26, 2016
A New Jersey federal judge on Tuesday gave final approval to BMW's $30 million class settlement over allegedly defective Mini Cooper engines, also awarding the plaintiffs $2.1 million in attorneys' fees after the automaker argued that their $2.3 million fee bid was too high.
June 17, 2016
A class of Mini Cooper drivers poised to receive up to $30 million as part of a settlement with BMW of North America over allegedly defective engines have failed to justify their $2.3 million request for attorneys' fees, the automaker told a federal judge Friday, citing incomplete documentation and no evidence that the rates were reasonable.
January 06, 2016
BMW of North America LLC could pay more than $30 million, including up to $2.3 million in attorneys' fees, to settle a proposed consumer class action over allegedly defective engines in Mini Coopers, according to a judge's opinion filed Wednesday in New Jersey federal court.
November 23, 2015
BMW of North America LLC has reached a multimillion-dollar settlement, including at least $1.8 million in attorneys' fees, in a proposed consumer class action over allegedly defective engines in Mini Coopers, according to a Monday filing in New Jersey federal court.
March 14, 2013
BMW of North America LLC was hit with a proposed class action Wednesday in New Jersey federal court alleging an engine defect in some of its 2007-09 Mini Cooper vehicles have cost vehicle owners thousands of dollars in repair and replacement costs.