The government has announced a $300 million settlement with Chrysler over charges that the manufacturer intentionally misled regulators about the emissions systems in their EcoDiesel vehicles. These false and misleading statements, centered around 2014-16 Jeep Grand Cherokee and RAM 1500 EcoDiesel vehicles, were made as the vehicles utilized cheat devices…
Our firm, Stern Law, is in regular contact with thousands of current and former owners of vehicles equipped with Ford’s troubled DPS6 PowerShift transmission. As part of that communication, we hear from clients and non-clients alike about their transmission and its inability to function as it should. A troubling trend…
When it comes to class action settlements, opinions differ on their value and merit. Is a manufacturer actually benefiting by paying millions in such settlements and attorney fees with limited value being provided to owners because of their larger liability, or is something better than the potential that existed before…
There’s an old saying that “no news is good news.” Unfortunately, that may be the case for Mercedes-Benz’s parent company Daimler when it comes to the ongoing governmental probe for emission violations. Though the U.S. government has yet to impose fines or recall requirements on the manufacturer, the company has…
