Glossary / General

class action lawsuit

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Too Afraid to Ask

A class action lawsuit is when a group of people sues a company together because they all have the same problem. In cars, this might happen if many people have the same issue with their vehicles.

Technical Definition

A class action lawsuit is a legal action taken by a group of people collectively against a defendant, typically a company, for issues affecting all members of the group. In the automotive context, this can involve defects or failures in vehicles that impact many consumers.

Hear It Discussed

"...we have one last bit of news and that is Honda is dealing with a class action lawsuit now which is crazy. They..."
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"But there's a class action lawsuit right now that it is intentionally programmed to never go into gears eight or nine. This is what the lawsuit alleges."
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"So we had to, this past year, pay out the lawsuit and have an entirely new engine put in it."
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