International Law,
Civil Litigation
Oct. 6, 2022
20-year Canadian car conspiracy case settles for $82M
“Following 20 years of litigation, the settlement [came] on the eve of trial after a long and hard-fought litigation that involved demurrers, extensive fact and expert discovery, class certification, and multiple rounds of complex summary judgment briefing, as well as two separate remands from the California Court of Appeal,” counsel for the plaintiffs — Joseph J. Tabacco, Jr., Todd A. Seaver, Matthew D. Pearson of Berman Tabacco — wrote in a motion.
A class action regarding an alleged conspiracy between Canadian car manufacturers that has spanned nearly two decades is on its last legs as an $82 million settlement agreement between Ford Canada and the plaintiffs was presented to a San Francisco Superior Court judge for final approval on Wednesday.
The deal was agreed to in principle in February, just weeks before trial was set to begin and its terms were preliminary approved by Judge A...
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