Johnson v. Nissan North America, Inc.

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Case Number:

3:17-cv-00517

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Court:

California Northern

Nature of Suit:

Prop. Damage Prod. Liability

Multi Party Litigation:

Class Action

Judge:

William H. Orrick

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  1. July 21, 2022

    Nissan Owners Win Class Cert. In Shattering-Sunroof Suit

    A California federal judge on Thursday certified class claims from drivers in California, New York, Colorado and Florida accusing Nissan North America Inc. of selling hundreds of thousands of vehicles with defective panoramic sunroofs, while largely denying the carmaker's motion for summary judgment.

  2. January 14, 2019

    Nissan, Driver Agree To Mediate Defective Sunroof Suit

    Nissan North America Inc. and a consumer in a potential class action accusing the carmaker of selling vehicles with defective sunroofs agreed Monday to mediate the case, just months after a California federal judge denied Nissan's attempt to compel arbitration.

  3. September 17, 2018

    Nissan Can't Arbitrate Claims In Defective Sunroof Suit

    A California federal judge on Friday denied Nissan North America Inc.'s attempt to compel arbitration for a consumer in a potential class action accusing the carmaker of selling vehicles with defective sunroofs, finding that Nissan is not a third party to an arbitration agreement the customer signed with the dealership.

  4. August 23, 2018

    Nissan Not Party To Arb. Agreement, Driver In Defect Suit Says

    A woman in a proposed class action alleging Nissan sold cars with defective panoramic sunroofs has asked a California federal judge to deny the carmaker's motion to force the case into arbitration, arguing an arbitration agreement signed at purchase was strictly between the buyer and the dealership — not the manufacturer.

  5. August 09, 2018

    Nissan Pushes To Arbitrate Driver's Claims In Sunroof Suit

    Nissan North America Inc. asked a California federal judge on Wednesday to compel individual arbitration for one of the named plaintiffs in a putative class action alleging the carmaker sold vehicles with defective panoramic sunroofs, saying she signed a broad arbitration agreement when she purchased her vehicle.

  6. May 18, 2018

    Nissan Must Face 5-State Shattering-Sunroof Suit

    A California federal judge on Thursday rejected an effort by Nissan North America Inc. to partly dismiss a suit that accuses the automaker of violating five states' consumer protection laws by selling vehicles with defective panoramic sunroofs, saying the latest version of the suit passes muster under the laws of Illinois, California and Colorado.

  7. April 20, 2018

    Drivers Say New Nissan Sunroof Claims Pass Legal Muster

    Nissan drivers who seek damages over an alleged defect in panoramic sunroofs on some of the automaker's vehicles asked a California federal judge on Friday to keep their case alive, saying their updated complaint meets the requirements of Illinois and Colorado consumer protection laws.

  8. February 16, 2018

    Nissan Trims Suit Over Defective Sunroof Class Action

    Nissan has succeeded in trimming some breach of warranty and unfair trade practices claims from a proposed class action in California federal court alleging its panoramic sunroofs are prone to "explosively" shatter as a result of defects in the glass.

  9. August 09, 2017

    Nissan Sunroof Suit Rolls On Without Nationwide Class

    A California federal judge said Wednesday he’d likely rule that California and New York car owners could keep claims alleging some Nissan panoramic sunroofs shatter due to a defect in the glass, adding he’d kill the nationwide claims but give the putative class a chance to add representative plaintiffs from other states.

  10. May 03, 2017

    Nissan Looks To Scrap Class Action Over Shattering Sunroofs

    Nissan North America Inc. on Tuesday urged a California federal court to throw out a proposed class action over panoramic sunroofs that allegedly shatter due to a defect in the glass, saying in part that its warranties don't cover the problem.

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