American Honda Motor Co., Inc.: Honda Element Windshield Defect: Settled and/or Concluded Case

• Order Granting Final Approval Of Settlement And Entering Final Judgment And Order Of Dismissal (357 KB)
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 s#" 0®GINAL NOV FILED 1 6 2000 6 FILING WINUOW S ft REC'D NOV 1 32006 SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA FOR THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES MARTIN DANIEL, ROBERT RAWLINGS, and JOSHUA BENNETT, on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated, and as private attorneys general pursuant to Business and Professions Code section 17204, Plaintiffs, AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO., INC. and HONDA NORTH AMERICA, INC., and DOES 1-100, inclusive, Defendants. Case No. BC 319600 CLASS ACTION tEEfi*©£ED] ORDER GRANTING FINAL APPROVAL OF SETTLEMENT AND ENTERING FINAL JUDGMENT AND ORDER OF DISMISSAL Plaintiffs' Motion for Final Approval of Class Action Settlement came on for hearing on November 16, 2006, as previously scheduled before the Honorable Terry A. Green. All parties appeared through counsel, as stated on the record. The Court, having considered Plaintiffs' Motion for Final Approval of Class Action Settlement {"Motion"), having conside
  
  
• Honda Element Class Action Settlement Claim Form (99 KB)
  HONDA ELEMENT CLASS ACTION SETTLEMENT CLAIM FORM To submit a claim, please provide the information requested below; attach a copy of the work order, repair order, receipt, cancelled check, or credit-card receipt/statement supporting your claim; sign and date the claim form; and submit this claim form and attached documents by mailing them to: Honda Element Class Action Settlement, P.O. Box 808070, Petaluma, California, 94975-8070. ALL CLAIM FORMS MUST BE POSTMARKED ON OR BEFORE FEBRUARY 16, 2007 PLEASE PRINT ____________________________________________________________________________ NAME ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ ADDRESS __________________________________ ____________ ________________ CITY STATE ZIP CODE NOTE: If you are making more than one claim, you must submi
  
  
• Notice Of Pendency Of Class Action, And Proposed Settlement (148 KB)
  THIS IS A COURT-ORDERED LEGAL NOTICE Please Note: If you choose to file a Notice to exclude yourself from this Class, you must file it no later than October 24, 2006 Notice of Pendency of Class Action, and Proposed Settlement in the Case Entitled Daniel, et al. v. American Honda Motor Co., Inc. et al., Case Number BC 319600 In the Superior Court of California, Los Angeles County THIS NOTICE IS FOR ALL CURRENT OR FORMER OWNERS OR LESSEES OF 2003 AND 2004 HONDA ELEMENTS PLEASE READ THIS NOTICE CAREFULLY. Your Legal Rights May be Affected by the Settlement of this Class Action THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION. 1. Why Am I Receiving This Notice? This Notice is sent to inform you of the settlement of a class-action lawsuit in which the Plaintiffs allege that 2003 and 2004 model-year Honda Elements (sometimes referred to in this Notice as “Class Vehicles”) are equipped with windshields that can crack with little or no impact. This alleged defect is sometimes referred to in this Notice as the Windshield Cracking Conditi
  
  
• Settlement Agreement And Release (101 KB)
  SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AND RELEASE T his SET TLE M E N T A G R EE M E N T A N D R E LE A SE (“Settlem ent A greem ent”) is entered into this day of July, 2006, by and between Martin Daniel, Robert Rawlings, and Joshua B ennett (“P laintiffs”), actin g on behalf of th e S ettlement Class (as defined herein), and Defendant A m erican H onda M otor C o., Inc. (“H onda”). W H E R E A S , Plaintiffs have file d a S econd A m ended C om plaint in th is actio n (th e “C lass A ction”) w herein P laintiffs have a lleged: a. A cause of action for unlawful, unfair, fraudulent and deceptive advertising practices in violation of the Unfair Competition Law (Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code §§ 17200, et seq.); b. A cause of action for false or misleading advertising in violation of the False Advertising Law (Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code §§ 17500, et seq).; and c. A cause of actio n fo r deceptiv e business practices in violatio n of C alifornia’s Consumers Legal Remedies Act (Cal. Civ.
  
  

• Order Amending December 8, 2009 Order Of Preliminary Approval Of Class Action Settlement (51 KB)
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 CONFORMED COPY ORIGINAL FILED Superior Court of California County of Los Angeles id John A. Clarke, Executive Officer/Clerk By________________;_______, Depul £ 2 s £ £ If o 5 SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, CENTRAL DISTRICT ERIC BUDGIN and JESSICA BUDGIN, on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated, Plaintiffs, v. AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR COMPANY, INC., and DOES 1-10, inclusive, Defendant. CASE NO. BC 375047 ORDER AMENDING DECEMBER 8,2009 ORDER OF PRELIMINARY APPROVAL OF CLASS ACTION SETTLEMENT Judge: Dept.: Action Filed: Trial Date: Hon. Zaven V. Sinanian 23 July 31,2007 None Set 4813-9807-7957.1 ORDER AMENDING DECEMBER 8, 2009 ORDER OF PRELIMINARY APPROVAL OF CLASS ACTION SETTLEMENT k-i- u Based upon the Declaration of Roy M. Brisbois and the Stipulation of the parties, and with good cause shown, the following dates set forth in the Prelimi
  
  
• Order Granting Motion For Preliminary Approval Of Class Action Settlement Agreement, Conditional Certification, And Dissemination Of Notice (245 KB)
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 IS 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 izio |hiCki:uiii . • ?origins w LOS A FILED ESSUPERIOR COURT cn *8 zong KE(£XECUTIVE OFFICER/CLERK mtkaik'sepwi SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ERIC BUDGIN and JESSICA BUDGIN, on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated, Plaintiffs, v. AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR COMPANY, and DOES 1-10, inclusive, Defendants. Case No. BC 375047 re*&*eaeBTORDER granting afOTION FOR PRELIMINARY APPROVAL OF CLASS ACTION SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT, CONDITIONAL CERTIFICATION, AND DISSEMINATION OF NOTICE______________________ DATE: November 2, 2009 TIME: 10:00 a.m. DEPT: 23 Hon. Zaven V. Sinanian The parties to this litigation have entered into a settlement agreement ("Settlement Agreement"), and Plaintiffs have filed a motion for preliminary approval of the Settlement Agreement, for conditional certification of a settlement class, and for an order permitting distribution of notice to c
  
  
• Settlement Agreement And Release (186 KB)
  SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AND RELEASE This SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AND RELEASE ("Settlement Agreement" or "Settlement") is entered into by and between plaintiffs Eric Budgin and Jessica Budgin ("Plaintiffs"), on behalf of themselves and the Settlement Class (as defined herein), and defendant American Honda Motor Co., Inc. ("Honda") (collectively referred to herein as the "Parties"). WHEREAS, on or about July 31, 2007, Plaintiffs filed a Class Action Complaint for Damages and Equitable Relief ("Complaint") in a lawsuit captioned Budgin et al. v. American Honda Motor Company, Inc., in the Superior Court of the State of California, County of Los Angeles, bearing case number BC 375047 (the "Action"); WHEREAS, the Complaint alleges four separate causes of action for: a. Unlawful, unfair, fraudulent and deceptive advertising practices in violation of the California Business & Professions Code § 17200 etseq. ("UCL"); b. Deceptive business practices in violation of California Civil Code § 1750 et seq. (
  
  
• Honda Element Class Action Settlement Claim Form (16 KB)
  HONDA ELEMENT CLASS ACTION SETTLEMENT CLAIM FORM To submit a claim, please provide the information requested below; attach a copy of the work order, repair order, receipt, cancelled check, or credit-card receipt/statement supporting your claim; sign and date the claim form; and submit this claim form and attached documents by mailing them to: HONDA WINDSHIELD SETTLEMENT C/O GILARDI & CO., LLC P.O. BOX 808054 PETALUMA, CA 94975-8054 ALL CLAIM FORMS MUST BE POSTMARKED ON OR BEFORE September 1, 2010 or 90 days after the Settlement Class Member paid to replace an OEM windshield during his/her Class Vehicle’s standard warranty period – whichever is later. PLEASE PRINT ________________________________________________________________________ NAME ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ADDRESS ________________________________ ___________ _______________ CITY
  
  
• Notice Of Pendency Of Class Action, Proposed Settlement And Hearing (116 KB)
  SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA FOR THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ERIC BUDGTN and JESSICA BUDGIN, on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated, Plaintiffs, AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR COMPANY, INC., Defendants. Case No. BC 375047 CLASS ACTION NOTICE OF PENDENCY OF CLASS ACTION, PROPOSED SETTLEMENT AND HEARING IF YOU ARE A CURRENT OR FORMER OWNER OR LESSEE OF A 2005 OR 2006 HONDA ELEMENT WHOSE WINDSHIELD CRACKED WHILE YOUR ELEMENT WAS COVERED UNDER THE STANDARD MANUFACTURER'S WARRANTY YOU COULD GET BENEFITS FROM A CLASS ACTION SETTLEMENT This Notice Contains important information About Your Legal rights. IT IS NOT A SOLICITATION. Please read it carefully. I. WHY SHOULD I READ THIS NOTICE? This is a class action lawsuit that the parties have proposed to settle. If the Settlement is approved by the Court, your legal rights may be affected. This Notice describes the claims made in this lawsuit and the effect of the Settlement. You do not need to respond to this Notice to receive the benefit