IN RE: Takata Airbag Products Liability Litigation

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Case overview

Case Number:

1:15-md-02599

Court:

Florida Southern

Nature of Suit:

Motor Vehicle Prod. Liability

Multi Party Litigation:

Class Action, Multi-district Litigation

Judge:

Federico A. Moreno

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June 22, 2017
Honda Asks To Use Takata Guilty Plea In Its Air Bag Defense

American Honda Motor Co. on Wednesday asked the Florida federal court overseeing the multidistrict litigation over Takata's potentially deadly air bags to let it use Takata's criminal guilty plea as part of its defense, saying that the facts therein are crucial to its arguments.
June 01, 2017
Takata, Honda Get Claims Trimmed In Air Bag MDL

Takata and Honda can both trim some claims brought against them in the economic loss portion of multidistrict litigation against Takata and various automakers over potentially explosive air bags, a Florida federal judge ruled in two orders released Thursday.
May 30, 2017
Takata Seeks To Toss Air Bag Suit, Claiming No Texas Ties

Takata Corp. on Tuesday asked the Florida federal court overseeing multidistrict litigation over its potentially fatal air bags to toss one of the related lawsuits, saying it didn't make the air bag in question and that it's not connected to Texas, where the suit was originally filed.
May 22, 2017
Carmakers, Drivers Request Claims Admin. In Takata MDL

Car drivers and the four carmakers who reached a $553 million deal recently to end claims in the multidistrict litigation over potentially fatal Takata Corp. air bags have asked a Florida federal court to tap Patrick Juneau, who oversaw the BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill settlement, as claims administrator.
May 18, 2017
4 Automakers Pay $553M To Exit Takata Air Bag MDL

Automakers Toyota, Subaru, Mazda and BMW have agreed to pay a combined $553.6 million to settle allegations in pending multidistrict litigation over dangerously defective Takata Corp. air bags, the plaintiffs announced Thursday.
May 01, 2017
Takata Strikes Back At Automakers' Bid For Air Bag Costs

Air bag maker Takata Corp. asked a Florida federal court Friday to strike a slew of auto manufacturers' cross claims against the company in pending multidistrict litigation over dangerously defective inflators, arguing that the claims were improperly filed.
April 28, 2017
Fla. Judge Allows Takata MDL Plaintiffs To Serve BMW

A Florida federal judge on Thursday adopted a special master's report allowing car owners pursuing economic loss claims against BMW AG in multidistrict litigation in Florida over potentially hazardous air bags manufactured by Takata Corp. to serve the German automaker with a suit via the company's U.S. counsel.
March 16, 2017
Mitsubishi, Mazda Join Call For Takata To Pay Air Bag Costs

Mazda and Mitsubishi have joined Nissan in asking a Florida federal court to order Takata Corp. to reimburse the automakers for any costs they incur as a result of pending multidistrict litigation over Takata's faulty air bag inflators, citing existing contractual obligations.
March 13, 2017
Nissan Wants Takata To Pay It Back For Faulty Air Bag Costs

Nissan Motor Co. Ltd. has asked a Florida federal court to order Takata Corp. to reimburse Nissan for any amount it’s ordered to pay in the multidistrict litigation over Takata’s potentially fatal air bag inflators.
February 28, 2017
Automakers Point To Takata's $1B Deal In Air Bag MDL

Automakers embroiled in multidistrict litigation over Takata Corp.'s faulty air bags told a Florida federal court Tuesday that Takata's guilty plea and $1 billion settlement are a "game changer" that absolves the automakers of most of their liability in the case.

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