Shaw

Shaw v. Nissan North America, Inc.

Good Law

220 F. Supp. 3d 1046·2016 WL 6205752·2016 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 146997

United States District Court, Central District of CaliforniaOctober 24, 2016Case No. CV 16-4372 DDP (RAOx)California4,591 words

Opinion

Lead Opinion

Pregerson, J.

ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANTS’ MOTION TO DISMISS

Before the court is Defendant Nissan North America, Inc.’s Motion to Dismiss Plaintiffs Kathy Shaw and Hartwell Steele’s Complaint. (Dkt. 20.) Having reviewed the parties’ submissions and heard oral argument, the court adopts the following Order.

I. BACKGROUND

This putative consumer class action arises out of allegations that Defendants Nissan North America, Inc. (“NNA”) and Nissan Jidosha Kabushiki d/b/a Nissan Moto Co., Ltd.’s . (“Nissan Japan”) (collectively “Nissan”) operated a Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organization Act (“RICO”) enterprise along with their supplier BorgWarner, Inc. (“BorgWamer”). (Compl. 111.) The pertinent facts, which the court assumes as true for purposes of this motion, are as follows.

NNA, along with its parent company Nissan Japan, designs, manufactures, sells, and maintains consumer automobiles. (Id. ¶¶ 19-21.) Among the vehicles Nissan produces are the: 2004-2008 Nissan Maxima vehicles, 2004-2009 Nissan Quest vehicles, 2004-2006 Nissan Altima vehicles (with the VQ35 engine), 2005-2007 Nissan Pathfinder vehicles, 2005-2007 Nissan Xterra vehicles, and 2005-2007 Nissan Frontier vehicles (with the…

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