California Court of Appeal

In nationwide class action suit alleging car manufacturer breached its express warranties and violated federal and state consumer protection laws by failing to disclose an engine defect that did not cause malfunctions in the cars until after the warranty expired, sustaining of demurrer to complaint without leave to amend is affirmed where there is no breach of warranty and no violation of federal or state statutes in the conduct alleged in the complaint.

Appellate Information

• Decided 10/31/2006
• Published 11/08/2006

Judges

• BOLAND, J.

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi, Steven D. Archer and David Martinez, Los Angeles, for Plaintiffs and Appellants.


• For Appellees:
  
• O'Melveny & Myers, Wallace M. Allan and Eric Y. Kizirian;  and John W. Alden, Jr., Los Angeles, of counsel to Honda North America, Inc., for Defendant and Respondent.