Navistar Maxxforce Engines Marketing, Sales Practices and Products Liability Litigation

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Case Number:

1:14-cv-10318

Court:

Illinois Northern

Nature of Suit:

890(Other Statutory Actions)

Multi Party Litigation:

Class Action

Judge:

Honorable Joan B. Gottschall

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  1. January 22, 2020

    Class Counsel Gets $36.5M In Navistar Engine Settlement

    An Illinois federal judge has approved $36.5 million in attorney fees as part of a $135 million settlement that ends litigation against Navistar alleging the company sold diesel engines with defective emissions systems.

  2. January 06, 2020

    Disney, US Foods Can't Stop $135M Navistar Engine Deal

    An Illinois federal judge has approved a $135 million deal to end multidistrict litigation over allegedly defective Navistar diesel engines, rejecting arguments by The Walt Disney Co., US Foods Inc. and other companies that the deal didn't compensate for the lost resale value of the trucks.

  3. November 13, 2019

    More Info Needed To Stop $135M Navistar Deal, Judge Says

    The Walt Disney Co. and US Foods Inc. have briefed only in "superficial terms" their concerns with a $135 million deal to end multidistrict litigation over allegedly defective Navistar diesel engines, an Illinois federal judge said at a hearing Wednesday.

  4. November 07, 2019

    Navistar, Truck Buyers Defend $135M Engine Settlement

    Navistar and a group of truck buyers fired back at objections by Disney, U.S. Foods and other truck fleet owners to a proposed $135 million class settlement over allegedly defective engines, telling an Illinois federal court that the deal offers adequate compensation for the lost value of affected vehicles.

  5. October 11, 2019

    US Foods, Disney Object To $135M Deal In Truck Engine Row

    Disney and U.S. Foods are among truck fleet owners objecting to a $135 million settlement between Navistar Inc. and a proposed class of truck buyers, saying the deal is inadequate and unfair because it fails to compensate them for the diminished market value of trucks with defective diesel engines.

  6. May 29, 2019

    Navistar, Truck Buyers Settle Engine Defect Suit For $135M

    Engine maker Navistar and a proposed class of truck buyers have reached a $135 million settlement to end multidistrict litigation in Illinois federal court alleging the company knowingly sold defective diesel engines, according to an agreement filed Wednesday.

  7. October 04, 2017

    Truck Buyers Defend Ill. Bellwether Bid In Navistar Case

    Truck buyers in multidistrict litigation alleging engine-maker Navistar knowingly sold vehicles with defective diesel motors defended their bid for an Illinois bellwether trial by telling a federal judge Tuesday that Navistar's claim the Illinois cases aren't representative misses the point. 

  8. September 18, 2017

    Navistar Fights Truck Buyers' Bid For Bellwether In MDL

    Truck and bus manufacturer Navistar Inc. on Friday blasted a request from truck buyers in multidistrict litigation alleging it knowingly sold vehicles with defective diesel engines to let Illinois claims go first, telling an Illinois federal judge that those claims aren't representative of the others.

  9. August 11, 2017

    Navistar Buyers Say Ill. Claims Should Go First In MDL

    Truck buyers in multidistrict litigation alleging truck and bus manufacturer Navistar Inc. knowingly sold vehicles with defective diesel engines asked an Illinois federal judge on Thursday to order that claims for Illinois buyers should go first.

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