October 16, 2017
Consumers claiming some Jeep vehicles are susceptible to hacking asked an Illinois federal court Friday to certify a class of 1.4 million car owners, even as Fiat Chrysler made a bid for a quick win in the case on the grounds that potential vulnerabilities are no basis for legal liability.
August 22, 2017
An Illinois federal judge on Monday refused to entirely dismiss a putative class action claiming some Fiat Chrysler Jeeps are susceptible to hacking, saying that the plaintiffs can continue to claim they overpaid for the vehicles.
July 13, 2017
Fiat Chrysler urged an Illinois federal judge Wednesday to grant it a quick win and toss a local driver's claims that its Jeeps are susceptible to hacking, arguing that it's impossible to manufacture an inboard computer, let alone any computer device, completely free from what's become a fact of everyday life.
June 26, 2017
Fiat Chrysler urged an Illinois federal judge Friday to toss claims that certain vehicles are susceptible to hacking, saying the allegations are based on an unsupported hypothesis.
February 06, 2017
Fiat Chrysler on Monday asked an Illinois federal court to dismiss a couple's claim that their car was defectively vulnerable to computer hacking, arguing the alleged danger was an "unquantified remote possibility."
October 26, 2016
Two drivers involved in a larger suit against car manufacturer Fiat Chrysler Automobiles over an allegedly hacker-sensitive system in certain cars sold by Fiat asked an Illinois federal judge on Tuesday to revive their claims against the technology company that made that system now that they've dropped their claims against the carmaker.
September 23, 2016
An Illinois federal judge on Friday kept alive a proposed class action alleging Fiat Chrysler's automobiles have a defective internet connectivity system that allows hackers to take control of the vehicle, but significantly trimmed the drivers' claims.
July 27, 2016
Fiat Chrysler on Wednesday urged an Illinois federal court to stay proceedings and force arbitration in a proposed class action alleging the automaker's vehicles have a defective internet connectivity system that allows hackers to take control, saying it only recently discovered an arbitration agreement existed with the plaintiffs.
July 26, 2016
A proposed class of drivers in a Fiat car hacking suit fought back against the automaker's bid to stay proceedings and force arbitration, telling an Illinois federal court Monday the company should have thought of that 11 months ago.
July 11, 2016
Fiat Chrysler on Monday told an Illinois federal court that two drivers leading a proposed class action over an alleged defect they say could allow criminals to easily hack into their vehicles' electronics systems agreed to arbitrate their claims when they bought their cars at a steep discount.