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CATERPILLAR INC. C13 AND C15 ENGINE PRODUCTS LIABILITY LITIGATION

  1. September 20, 2016

    Class Counsel Nets $20M In Final Caterpillar Defect Deal

    A New Jersey federal judge on Tuesday gave final approval to a $60 million class action settlement between Caterpillar Inc. and purchasers of bus engines that allegedly contained defective anti-pollution systems, granting class counsel about $20 million in attorneys' fees and $1.4 million in costs.

  2. May 25, 2016

    Caterpillar Gets First Nod For $60M Deal To End Defect Row

    Caterpillar Inc. on Wednesday won preliminary approval for a $60 million settlement in a class action alleging that it sold bus engines with a defective anti-pollution system, with a New Jersey judge finding the amount fair and reasonable. 

  3. April 20, 2016

    Caterpillar Inks $60M Deal To Exit Bus Engine Defect Suit

    Caterpillar Inc. on Wednesday told a New Jersey federal judge that it has agreed to pay $60 million to end bus and trucking companies' class claims alleging that it sold bus engines with a defective anti-pollution system, but said that it still stands behind its legal positions and its products.

  4. August 25, 2015

    Caterpillar Customers Say Defect Suit Rightly Kept Alive

    Customers accusing Caterpillar Inc. of selling defective bus engines urged a New Jersey federal court Monday not to rethink its ruling that the majority of their claims aren't preempted by the Clean Air Act, saying Caterpillar hasn't introduced new evidence to support reconsideration.

  5. July 29, 2015

    Caterpillar Can't Use CAA To Escape Engine Defect Actions

    A New Jersey federal judge on Wednesday largely rejected Caterpillar Inc.'s preemption defense in a consolidated class action accusing it of hawking defective engines, concluding that the majority of the suit's claims have nothing to do with excessive emissions and are not preempted by the Clean Air Act.

  6. May 19, 2015

    Caterpillar Says Faulty Engine Dispute Should Be Nixed

    Caterpillar Inc. on Monday urged a New Jersey federal judge to toss a consolidated class action accusing it of hawking defective engines, arguing that claims in the suit are preempted by the Clean Air Act and that exclusive jurisdiction lies with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

  7. April 15, 2015

    Plaintiffs Slam Caterpillar's Engine Defect CAA Defense

    Customers suing Caterpillar Inc. on Wednesday ripped the company's efforts to dodge multidistrict litigation accusing it of hawking defective bus engines, saying the engine maker's argument that the Clean Air Act's emissions standards preempts their claims wasn't logical or supported by the law.