The New Outlook for Automotive Class Action Litigation: Coattails, Recalls, and Loss of Value/Diminution Cases

Cameron Azari
Vice-President Director of Hilsoft Notifications
Epiq Systems (Portland, OR)

Cari K. Dawson
Partner
Alston & Bird (Atlanta, GA)

Michael B. Gallub
Member
Herzfeld & Rubin, P.C. (New York, NY)
- How voluntary recalls and NHTSA recalls can morph into class action litigation or similar type of litigation where plaintiffs are grouped together
- Leapfrogging consumer fraud claims into class action suits
- Examining the next waive of “one-off” cases morphing into class action cases
- Claims made on loss or diminution of value
- Understanding the nature of class action claims based on safety, critical architecture, code, or process
- Anticipating the distribution of settlement funds in the US Supreme Court Case Frank v. Gaos
- Understanding court deference to administrative authority in Kisor v. Wilkie