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FCA US LLC Monostable Electronic Gearshift Litigation

  1. November 18, 2024

    FCA Says Court Shouldn't Reverse Utah Class Cert. Denial

    FCA US LLC is pushing back against a Utah driver's bid for reconsideration of a Michigan federal judge's denial of class certification in litigation alleging that the automaker sold vehicles with a defective electronic gearshift, saying he can't make new arguments on reconsideration that he didn't make in prior briefs.

  2. October 11, 2024

    Stellantis Defeats Utah Class Cert Bid In Gearshift MDL

    A Michigan federal judge declined to certify a class of Utah drivers seeking to hold Stellantis North America liable for defective gearshifts in certain Dodges, Chryslers and Jeeps, reasoning that each of the claims would have to be evaluated to determine if drivers noticed issues in the vehicles but purchased or leased them nonetheless.

  3. August 03, 2023

    Drivers' 'Wordplay' Can't Revive FCA Faulty Gearshift MDL

    A Michigan federal judge on Thursday rejected drivers' attempt to keep alive claims that FCA US knowingly sold vehicles with defective gearshifts, saying the drivers are "far too late" to bring an entirely new theory for liability after a jury found there was no defect under most state laws. 

  4. June 28, 2023

    FCA Accuses Drivers Of 'Wordplay' To Revive MDL Claims

    Fiat Chrysler told a Michigan federal judge Wednesday that drivers who claim it knowingly sold vehicles with faulty gearshifts are playing semantic games by now calling the alleged problems "usability flaws," after a jury found the vast majority of cars didn't have "defective" parts under state law.

  5. September 21, 2022

    Mich. Jury Finds For Fiat Chrysler In Gearshift Defect MDL

    A Michigan federal jury has found in FCA US LLC's favor on most claims in a common issues trial in multidistrict litigation over whether it sold vehicles with defective gearshifts, finding that the gearshift is not defective under the laws of every state involved in the case except Utah.

  6. September 14, 2022

    Fiat Chrysler Can't Nix Class Midtrial In Gearshift MDL

    A Michigan federal judge has denied a bid from Fiat Chrysler Automobiles' U.S. arm to decertify a class of car buyers in the middle of a common issues trial in multidistrict litigation over an allegedly defective gearshift, saying class counsel's comments during the final pretrial conference aren't grounds to upend the proceedings.

  7. April 14, 2022

    Woman Run Over By Her Jeep Can Seek Punitive Damages

    A Michigan federal judge ruled Wednesday that a woman alleging a faulty gearshift caused her Jeep Grand Cherokee to run over her leg can seek punitive damages, and Fiat Chrysler Automobiles' U.S. arm can't seal its communications with Jaguar over licensing the company's allegedly safer rotary shifter designs.

  8. April 06, 2022

    Fiat Chrysler Can't Avoid Suit Over Woman Run Over By Jeep

    A Michigan federal judge won't let FCA US LLC out of a suit by a woman alleging her Jeep Grand Cherokee's faulty gearshift caused her to be run over after she tried to park the vehicle, saying the evidence in the record indicates that the cause of the accident was hidden from her until FCA started recalling the vehicles in 2016.

  9. April 01, 2022

    Fiat Chrysler Can't Cut Certified Questions In Gearshift MDL

    A Michigan federal judge has thrown out Fiat Chrysler's bid to cut three certified questions from a common issues trial in multidistrict litigation over allegations it sold vehicles with faulty gear shifts.

  10. January 04, 2022

    Fiat Chrysler Can't Decertify Classes In Gearshift MDL

    A Michigan federal judge on Tuesday shot down a bid by Fiat Chrysler Automobiles to decertify issue-based classes in multidistrict litigation over allegations that it sold vehicles with faulty gearshifts, saying the automaker has failed to show that there is new information that justifies revisiting the order to certify those classes.