Siqueiros
Siqueiros v. General Motors LLC
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 RAUL SIQUEIROS, et al., Case No. 16-cv-07244-EMC
Plaintiffs,
ORDER GRANTING IN PART AND
v. DENYING IN PART DEFENDANT’S
MOTIONS FOR DECERTIFICATION
GENERAL MOTORS LLC, Docket Nos. 325, 347 Defendant.
12 13 Plaintiffs allege that Defendant General Motors (“GM”) knowingly manufactured and sold a car engine with an inherent defect that caused excessive oil consumption and engine damage. The alleged defect affected 2011 to 2014 model-year GM vehicles. Plaintiffs assert claims under various state consumer-protection and fraud statutes on behalf of a nationwide class as well as various statewide classes. Plaintiffs filed their class action complaint on December 19, 2016. See Docket No. 2 (“Compl.”). They have since amended their pleadings several times; the operative complaint is the seventh amended complaint. See Docket No. 286 (“7AC”). Before the Court are Defendant’s motions (1) motion to decertify all classes for lack of …