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 THE PARTIES’
DAUBERT MOTIONS
GENERAL MOTORS LLC, Docket Nos. 363, 365-366 Defendant.
12 13 INTRODUCTION 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 individuals 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”). Now pending are three motions to exclude expert opinions and…