February 23, 2023
A California federal judge on Thursday granted an early win to Mazda Motor of America Inc. in a class action alleging the automaker sold vehicles with faulty water pumps, finding that a key expert report from the class is so flawed it sinks all the remaining claims.
January 26, 2023
A California federal judge has decertified two classes in a suit alleging Mazda Motor of America Inc. sold vehicles with faulty water pumps, finding that there was no evidence to indicate the defect manifested often enough to support claims under Texas law and California's Song-Beverly Act.
October 24, 2022
A California federal judge Friday certified several putative classes of Mazda buyers who allege the automaker sold thousands of cars with faulty water pumps that can cause engine failure, but declined to certify classes of North Carolina and Louisiana drivers.
October 14, 2022
Mazda buyers alleging the automaker sold thousands of cars with faulty water pumps urged a California federal judge during a hearing Friday to certify several putative classes, saying Mazda's argument that warranties covered many of the purported financial injuries doesn't absolve its alleged fraud in failing to disclose the defect.
March 14, 2022
Drivers alleging that thousands of Mazda sedans and SUVs contain leaky water pumps that can cause engine failure are asking a California federal judge to grant them class certification, arguing that the same alleged misconduct underlies all of their claims.