Category Archives: Volvo
Class Certification Fails in Volvo Sunroof Defect Lawsuit
The plaintiffs in a more than decade-long lawsuit against Volvo have failed in their most recent effort to certify a class. A federal district court issued an order on July 15, 2021, denying their most recent request to certify four state-wide classes. The states are New Jersey, Massachusetts, California, and Florida. The suit alleges… Read More »
Court Allows New Proposed Class Representatives to Intervene in Suit Against Volvo
Two new proposed class representatives, Frederick S. Levine and Douglas W. Murphy, have been permitted to intervene and file an amended complaint in a putative class action alleging that Volvo Cars of North America, LLC, and Volvo Car USA, LLC (collectively, “Volvo”) mispresented in its marketing of certain Volvo models that those cars featured… Read More »
Named Plaintiffs in Android Auto Lawsuit Allowed to Intervene in Separate Suit
The named plaintiffs in a putative class action filed in 2019 in the United States District Court for the District Court of New Jersey have been allowed to intervene and serve as named plaintiffs in a previously filed, similar lawsuit against Volvo Cars of North America, LLC, and Volvo Car USA, LLC (collectively, “Volvo”)… Read More »
Consumers Move for Class Certification in Volvo Sunroof Defect Lawsuit
On October 29, 2020, consumers filed a Renewed Motion for Class Certification in a lawsuit that alleges certain Volvo vehicles have a defect in their sunroof drainage systems. Specifically, the lawsuit alleges that certain Volvo models are predisposed to accumulation of dirt and debris because the vehicles have defective sound plugs attached to the… Read More »