Siqueiros

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 RAUL SIQUEIROS, et al., Case No. 16-cv-07244-EMC

Plaintiffs,

ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFFS’

v. MOTION TO CLARIFY THE CLASS

DEFINITION, AND DENYING

GENERAL MOTORS LLC, PLAINTIFFS’ MOTION FOR

PUNITIVE DAMAGES

Defendant. Docket Nos. 587, 589 12 13 I. INTRODUCTION This is a vehicle defect class action in the post-trial stage. Plaintiffs are class members from Idaho, California, and North Carolina who have sued Defendant General Motors LLC (“GM”). Plaintiffs allege that GM sold a defective engine model in certain vehicles (“Class Vehicles”) that had an excessive oil consumption problem (“Oil Consumption Defect”). The Court certified three claims for trial: (1) breach of implied warranty under California’s Song Beverly Consumer Warranty Act, (2) breach of implied warranty of merchantability under North Carolina law, and (3) violation of the Idaho Consumer Protection Act “ICPA.” The three-week …