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Steve Doyle et al v. FCA US LLC

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Case overview

Case Number:

8:13-cv-00620

Court:

California Central

Nature of Suit:

Contract Product Liability

Multi Party Litigation:

Class Action

Judge:

James V. Selna

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  1. December 12, 2014

    Chrysler Says Jeep Window Defect Class Lacks Standing

    Chrysler Group LLC urged a California federal judge Thursday to nix a class action alleging the windows of certain Jeep Liberty vehicles freeze in position, arguing that the car-buyer plaintiffs lack standing because they have all already been reimbursed by Chrysler for the faulty windows.

  2. October 23, 2014

    Chrysler Challenges Cert. Ruling In Jeep Window Defect Case

    Chrysler Group LLC on Wednesday urged the Ninth Circuit to allow the automaker to appeal an order granting class certification in a suit alleging certain Jeep Liberty vehicles have defective windows that freeze in position, arguing the suit encompasses eight different window parts, even though the lead plaintiff only purchased one of them.

  3. October 10, 2014

    Jeep Owner Got Rid Of Evidence In Window Row, Judge Says

    A California federal judge on Thursday granted partial class certification in a suit accusing Chrysler Group LLC of manufacturing certain Jeep Liberty vehicles with defective windows that freeze in position, but also sanctioned one of the lead plaintiffs for selling her car before filing the suit, likening the move to destroying evidence.

  4. September 03, 2014

    Chrysler Fights Bid For Class Cert. In Jeep Window Row

    Chrysler Group LLC on Tuesday slammed a bid for class certification by Jeep Liberty owners who say windows on their SUVs froze in position, telling a California federal judge that the suit has "continually and significantly morphed," as the plaintiffs have once again reduced the scope of the proposed class.

  5. August 15, 2014

    Jeep Owners' Attys Say Lead Plaintiffs Are Suitable Reps

    Attorneys representing Jeep Liberty owners who say windows on their SUVs froze in position told a California federal judge on Friday that the proposed lead plaintiffs would adequately represent the putative class, despite Chrysler Group LLC's claims they lack sufficient knowledge of the litigation.

  6. August 12, 2014

    Chrysler Says Jeep Owner Got Rid Of Evidence In Row

    Chrysler Group LLC on Monday told a California federal judge the "facts are clear" a plaintiff claiming her Jeep Liberty's windows froze in position disposed of her vehicle with the intention of destroying evidence before filing suit, urging the judge to reject her attempt to avoid sanctions for spoliation of evidence.

  7. August 05, 2014

    Jeep Owner Denies Spoliation In Chrysler Frozen Window Suit

    A woman suing Chrysler Group LLC alleging the windows in her Jeep Liberty froze in position told a California federal judge on Monday that she was under no obligation to preserve her vehicle, urging the court to reject the automaker's motion for sanctions because of the alleged spoliation.

  8. July 14, 2014

    Chrysler Says Lead Plaintiffs Don't Know What They're Doing

    Chrysler Group LLC is fighting a bid for class certification by two Jeep Liberty owners who say windows on their SUVs froze in position, telling a California federal court Friday that the proposed lead plaintiffs are too ignorant to be in that role.

  9. July 08, 2014

    Chrysler Can't Shake Most Claims In Jeep Window-Part Row

    Chrysler Group LLC has managed to shake the claims of one of the plaintiffs accusing it of concealing a window-part defect in some Jeep Liberty SUVs, but not those of two other plaintiffs in the proposed class action, when a California federal court found that only one of the three named plaintiffs already knew about the defect.

  10. May 28, 2014

    Jeep Owners Say Chrysler Can't Skirt Defect Liability

    The plaintiffs in a proposed class action claiming Chrysler Group LLC actively concealed a window-part defect in some Jeep Liberty SUVs shot back at the automaker's challenge to some of their claims Tuesday, arguing in a trio of motions in California federal court that the company's attempts to dodge liability fall short.