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... IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA FOURTH APPELLATE DISTRICT DIVISION THREE YAMAHA MOTOR COMPANY, LTD., Petitioner, v. THE SUPERIOR COURT OF ORANGE COUNTY, Respondent; JACK R. ... Convention would have meant incurring the expense of translating the pleadings into Japanese. (See Honda Motor Co. v. Superior Court (1992) 10 Cal.App.4th 1043, ... an intermediate appellate court, we are bound by Cosper. (See Auto Equity Sales, Inc. v. Superior Court (1962) 57 Cal.2d 450, 455-456 [intermediate ...

... damages have a long history.[1] According to the conventional understanding, early Anglo-American courts awarded "exemplary" damages for a range of purposes, in some cases as compensation to a plaintiff ... S. at 421. [19] Honda Motor Co., Ltd. v. Oberg, 512 U.S. 415, 432 (1994). [20] Cooper Indus., Inc. v. Leatherman ... Nothing in the Court's Philip Morris decision changes this outcome. Thus a tobacco company could easily face punitive damages in separate actions for the same misrepresentations it made ...

... manufacturers. The requirements for passenger vehicle restraint systems in the United States are established by Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard ("FMVSS") 208, set by the National Highway Traffic Safety ... not so much. Yesterday, the Court of Appeal decided Williamson v. Mazda Motor of America (October 22, 2008) ___Cal.App.4th ___ (G038845). The vehicle in ... . Supreme Court's more recent holding in Geier v. American Honda Motor Company, Inc. (2000) 529 U.S. 861 finding preemption of a product ...

Per Vaughn v. American Honda Motor Company Inc., --- F.3d ----, 2007 WL 3172068 (5th Cir. Oct. 31, 2007): The district court did not affirmatively assess attorney's fees against the objectors, conditionally or otherwise, pursuant to a fee- ... ("[W]e conclude that Rule 7 does not authorize a bond to cover estimated costs of attorneys' fees."), and In re Am. President Lines, Inc., 779 F.2d 714, 716 (D.C.Cir.1985) ("The costs referred to [in Rule 7] are simply those that may be ...

... Act ("TPLA"), the district court granted summary judgment to Defendant-Appellee American Honda Motor Company ("Honda") after considering several unsworn letters from various experts ... Internal Revenue 08a0249p.06 2008/07/09 USA v. Ford Motor Co Eastern District of Michigan at Detroit 08a0250a.06 2008/07/09 ... verdict in an automotive products liability action in favor of defendants BMW of North America, Inc., a BMW distributor, and Bayerische Motoren Werk Aktiengesellschaft (BMW AG), the manufacturer ...

... the accident, Johnson was insured by the then nine-year-old Long Island Insurance Company (LIICO) under an automobile insurance policy that excluded "liability arising out of the ownership ... Subsequent to Allstate, the Appellate Division, Second Department held in Tully Const. Co., Inc. v TIG Ins. Co. (43 AD3d 1150 [2007]), that a 42-day delay ... 1991, the New York Court of Appeals held in Fitzpatrick v. American Honda Motor Co., Inc., that even in cases in which pleadings do not allege a covered ...

... with the allegations of the complaint, give rise to a duty to defend."); Fitzpatrick v. American Honda Motor Co., Inc., 78 N.Y.2d 61, 66-68 (1991) ("[W] ... Co., 50 Cal. Rptr. 2d 224, 225 (Ct. App. 1996) ("If [an insurance company] seeks to discover only the evidence that defeats the claim it holds its own interest above that of ... complaint, to determine whether the alleged injuries are covered by insurance. Illinois - Tews Funeral Home, Inc. v. Ohio Cas. Ins. Co., 832 F.2d 1037, 1042 (7th Cir. 1987 ...

... were maintained by at least five automobile manufacturers: the General Motors Corporation, the Ford Motor Company, the Chrysler Corporation, the American Honda Motor Company and Toyota Motor Sales U.S.A. Inc. What does this mean to you. You need to be aggressive in confronting the authorized dealership when they are repairing you car for repeated problems because you never know if there is a known defect for which the ...

... the full text of articles listed STATE DECISIONS: Koruba v. American Honda Motor Co. Inc. et al "Plaintiff's failure to adequately warn claim against ... tenant's commission of a 'disorderly persons offense.' " Morel v. State Farm Insurance Company "Where the trial judge confirmed the arbitration award without ruling on plaintiff's specific ... who purchased stock outside of the country and, thus, those claims are dismissed." Reichhold Inc. v. United States Metal Refining Co. et al "The court clarifies ...

... Weinstein certified a class consisting of "tens of millions" of smokers against eight tobacco companies on this theory. The Second Circuit reversed the certification decision, reaching a number of significant conclusions ... Second Circuit cited Oscar Private Equity Invs. v. Allegiance Telecom. Inc., 487 F.3d 261, 270 (5th Cir. 2007), which similarly ... members of a nationwide class. In one example, the Ninth Circuit in Mazza v. American Honda Motor Co., No. 09-80000, is currently considering a Rule 23(f ...