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Case ID: 4956 | Automotive | 12/22/2006
Continental Tire North America Inc. retirees have filed a class-action lawsuit against the company over medical benefits. The suit was filed in the U.S. District Court in Ohio.
The former employees allege Continental breached agreements promising lifetime health-insurance coverage by announcing it will shift a large part of the cost of retiree medical coverage from the company to the retirees and surviving spouses. The retirees claim the rights to receive medical benefits were earned and vested over decades of service at Continental Tire. Lawyers for the company claim Continental is restructuring their retiree medical program as part of cost-cutting measures in order to position the company to compete. Continental Tire, part of Germany-based Continental AG, operates its North American headquarters in Charlotte. In July, the company ceased tire production, eliminating 481 jobs. The company cited high manufacturing costs, escalating expenses for energy and raw materials and declining business conditions in the company's North American passenger and light-truck tire businesses. At Lawcash.com, it is our goal to keep you informed about important legal cases, class actions and settlements. Our lawyers offer free legal evaluations in tort cases, class actions, personal injury, and other lawsuits because we are dedicated to helping you resolve your legal complaints. Other Automotive Cases of Interest When manufacturers know about a defect in their products but do nothing about it, you can expect a class action to be in the works. A nationwide class action has been filed against Ford Motor Company on behalf of owners of vehicles manufactured from 1996 to 2001 alleging that the company manufactured certain engines using an inherently defective intake manifold in violation of the federal Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act If you fall behind on your car payments, California law allows the lender to repossess your car without any notice. A class action has been filed against Nissan Motor Acceptance Corporation on behalf of Californians who had auto loans with the company and had their autos repossessed and sold at auction, leaving them with deficiency judgments to pay even though they lost the auto. Attorneys are investigating claims of highway robbery performed by Las Vegas car rental companies such as Hertz, Budget and Avis. Instead of charging consumers market rate of gasoline and including the fill up in the price of the rental, consumers may have been charged upwards of $7.00 per gallon. Commission-based sales positions can be lucrative--if your boss actually pays your whole commission. A class action has been filed against Landers Auto Sales, Inc. and related companies on behalf of Landers salespersons in Arkansas, Tennessee, and Mississippi, alleging that the company bilked them of their commissions, unjustly enriching itself by taking keeping money that should have been paid as commissions.
A class action lawsuit was filed against LandRover for their Land Rover LR3 Model. The lawsuit alleges the vehicle puts out a loud noise that is caused by uneven tire wear.
State lemon laws protect car owners when they have managed to buy a car that just can’t be fixed. The parties have reached a tentative settlement apparently valued at $1.5 million in an action filed against Mitsubishi Motor Manufacturing of America on behalf of owners of 1999 Mitsubishi Galants, who allege that the cars were manufactured with a brake defect which results in premature wear of the front brake rotors so that they must be replaced repeatedly. Claim forms must be postmarked no later than April 22, 2004, to be considered valid. |
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