February 28, 2018
Fiat Chrysler will have to face at least part of a proposed class action brought by Dodge Dart owners over an alleged clutch defect, a California federal judge ruled Tuesday in a decision that trimmed some of the case but kept alive unfair competition and other claims.
December 01, 2017
A California federal court shouldn't certify a proposed class of Dodge Dart owners alleging clutch defects, Fiat Chrysler said Thursday, arguing the class definition is too broad and that there is no common defect among the would-be class members, among other reasons.
September 18, 2017
A proposed class of Dodge Dart owners alleging clutch defects fired back at Fiat Chrysler's bid to have them sanctioned, telling a California federal judge on Friday that the automaker's request comes too late and that they didn't allow key evidence to be discarded as junk.
August 23, 2017
Fiat Chrysler on Tuesday called for sanctions in a proposed class action brought by Dodge Dart owners alleging clutch defects, telling a California federal judge that the drivers leading the suit allowed key evidence to be discarded as junk.
July 26, 2017
A California federal judge on Tuesday denied Fiat Chrysler's bid to prevent class certification in a putative class action from Dodge Dart owners over alleged clutch defects, shooting down arguments that the plaintiffs' counsel is inadequate because they didn't address a settlement offer with their clients.
June 14, 2017
A California federal judge on Wednesday declined to dispose of a proposed class action over an alleged clutch defect in Fiat Chrysler's 2013-2016 Dodge Darts and allowed the drivers to amend their complaint to include information supporting a related defect, despite the automaker's objections.
May 15, 2017
A proposed class of Dodge Dart drivers told a California federal court Friday that Fiat Chrysler shouldn't be able to bring the case to a quick end because the drivers' expert and the automaker's own documents raise factual issues about an alleged clutch defect that need to go to trial.
April 18, 2017
Fiat Chrysler on Monday urged a California federal judge to rule in its favor in a lawsuit over an alleged clutch defect in certain Dodge Dart vehicles, saying that the proposed class has provided no evidence of an actual defect.
November 01, 2016
FCA US LLC can't dart away from a proposed class action over an alleged design defect in certain Dodge vehicles with manual transmissions, a California federal judge ruled Tuesday, saying there was a "plausible inference" Chrysler knew of the defect and tried to conceal it.
August 19, 2016
Fiat Chrysler blasted a proposed class action by drivers alleging a design defect in the manual transmissions of Dodge Darts, calling it a "repeat class action" brought by the "same wannabe class counsel" in a prior suit as it sought dismissal in California federal court.