Nissan Federal District Court Decisions

Jennifer Kelsey et al v. Nissan North America, Inc. et al

Filed: April 14, 2021 as 2:2020cv04835
Court: California Central District Court
Defendant: Nissan North America, Inc.
Plaintiff: Jennifer Kelsey, Patrick Kelsey
Nature of Suit: Other Statutory Actions

MINUTE (IN CHAMBERS) ORDER RE: DISMISSAL by Magistrate Judge Michael R. Wilner. Plaintiff filed a notice voluntarily dismissing this case with prejudice. (Docket # 42.) This action is dismissed with prejudice. re: Notice of Voluntary Dismissal of an Action (Pursuant to FRCP 41a(1)) 42 Case Terminated. Made JS-6. (vm)

Torres v. Central Avenue Nissan, Inc. et al

Filed: March 31, 2021 as 1:2018cv02919
Court: New York Southern District Court
Defendant: Central Avenue Nissan, Inc., James O'Rourke, Ali Doe
Plaintiff: Krista Torres
Nature of Suit: Employment

OPINION AND ORDER re: 35 MOTION for Summary Judgment . filed by Central Avenue Nissan, Inc., James O'Rourke. Defendants' motion for summary judgment is GRANTED in part and DENIED in part. Specifically, the Court grants su mmary judgment on Torres's claims for discriminatory termination under the ADA and retaliation under Title VII and the NYSHRL, and otherwise denies summary judgment. Defendants' requests for oral argument are DENIED as moot. Docs. 36 …

AMG Trade & Distribution, LLC v. Nissan North America, Inc.

Filed: March 25, 2021 as 0:2018cv60062
Court: Florida Southern District Court
Defendant: Nissan North America, Inc.
Plaintiff: AMG Trade & Distribution, LLC
Nature of Suit: Other Fraud

ORDER ADOPTING REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS re 105 Motion for Bill of Costs, 106 Motion for Attorneys' Fees and Costs; granting in part 105 Motion; denying 106 Motion. This case remains CLOSED. Signed by Judge Kathleen M. Williams on 3/25/2021. See attached document for full details. (kpe)

COYLE NISSAN, LLC v. NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC.

Filed: February 22, 2021 as 4:2018cv00075
Court: Indiana Southern District Court
Defendant: NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC.
Plaintiff: COYLE NISSAN, LLC
Nature of Suit: Other Contract

ENTRY ON MOTIONS CONCERNING THE SUMMARY JUDGMENT RECORD - For the reasons explained above, the Motion for Leave to Supplement the Record (Filing No. 142 ) is GRANTED, and the Motion to Strike Extraneous Exhibits (Filing No. 145 ) is DENIED. Coyle's surreply brief and surreply evidence filed at Filing No. 152 and Filing No. 153 are stricken from the record (See Entry). Signed by Judge Tanya Walton Pratt on 2/22/2021. (TMC)

Bobby Harris v. Nissan North America, Inc.

Filed: February 1, 2021 as 2:2020cv06021
Court: California Central District Court
Defendant: Nissan North America, Inc., DOES 1 through 10, inclusive
Plaintiff: Bobby Harris
Nature of Suit: Other Fraud

STIPULATED PROTECTIVE ORDER by Magistrate Judge Gail J. Standish re Stipulation for Protective Order 39 . (efc)

Leonard v. Nissan North America Inc et al

Filed: January 28, 2021 as 6:2020cv00377
Court: Louisiana Western District Court
Defendant: Nissan North America Inc, Giles Automotive Inc
Plaintiff: Velma Renee Leonard
Nature of Suit: Other Contract

JURISDICTIONAL REVIEW FINDING: Considering the foregoing, the undersigned concludes that jurisdiction is established in this case. Signed by Magistrate Judge Carol B Whitehurst on 1/28/2021. (crt,Chicola, C)

Erhardt v. American Honda Motor Co. Inc. et al

Filed: January 18, 2021 as 3:2018cv01327
Court: Connecticut District Court
Defendant: Standard Motor Products, Inc., Mazda Motor of America Inc., Toyota Motor Sales U.S.A. Inc., TMD Friction Inc., Audi of America, LLC, Kelsey-Hayes Company, General Electric Company, Dana Companies LLC, Certain-Teed Corporation, Porsche Cars North America Inc., Luk Aftermarket Service LLC, Genuine Parts Company, Nissan North America, Inc., Mercedes-Benz USA LLC, American Honda Motor Co. Inc., BWDAC Inc., BorgWarner Morse TEC LLC, Federal-Mogul Asbestos Personal Injury Trust, Pneumo Abex LLC, Fiat USA Inc., Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, ZF North America, Inc., Worldpac, Inc., BMW of North America, LLC, TRW Automotive U.S., LLC, Union Carbide Corporation, Volkswagen Group of America, Inc., CBS Corporation, Renault Corporation, Porsche Cars North America, Inc., Certain-Teed Corp, Union Carbide Corp and others
Plaintiff: Helmut Erhardt
Nature of Suit: Personal Injury- Product Liability

ORDER denying 216 Motion to Preclude Plaintiff's Expert William Ewing and Motion for Summary Judgment filed by BMW of North America, LLC; denying 232 Motion to Preclude Reports and Testimony of Plaintiff's Experts Dr. Arthur Frank and Dr. David Zhang, and to Preclude the Declaration of Dr. Testa and Motion for Summary Judgment filed by BMW of North America, LLC. For the reasons set forth in the attached Order, the motions to preclude the testimonies of Plaintiff's…

Sanchez v. Nissan North America, Inc.

Filed: January 4, 2021 as 1:2020cv10677
Court: New York Southern District Court
Defendant: Nissan North America, Inc.
Plaintiff: Christian Sanchez
Nature of Suit: Americans with Disabilities - Other

ORDER: To conserve resources, to promote judicial efficiency, and in an effort to achieve a faster disposition of this matter, it is hereby ORDERED that the parties discuss whether they are willing to consent, under 28 U.S.C. § 636(c), to c onducting all further proceedings before the assigned Magistrate Judge. If any party does not consent to conducting all further proceedings before the assigned Magistrate Judge, the parties must file a joint letter, by February 9, 2021,…

Sanchez v. Nissan North America, Inc.

Filed: January 4, 2021 as 1:2020cv10677
Court: New York Southern District Court
Defendant: Nissan North America, Inc.
Plaintiff: Christian Sanchez
Nature of Suit: Americans with Disabilities - Other

ORDER: To protect the public health, while promoting the "just, speedy, and inexpensive determination of every action and proceeding," Fed. R. Civ. P. 1, it is ORDERED pursuant to Rules 30(b)(3) and 30(b)(4) of the Federal Rules of Civ il Procedure that all depositions in this action may be taken via telephone, videoconference, or other remote means. It is further ORDERED pursuant to Rule 30(b)(5) that a deposition will be deemed to have taken place "before an officer…

Chaunea Jackson v. Nissan North America, Inc. et al

Filed: December 23, 2020 as 2:2020cv00010
Court: Arkansas Eastern District Court
Defendant: Does 1 to 25, inclusive, Nissan North America Inc
Plaintiff: Chaunea Jackson
Nature of Suit: Motor Vehicle Product Liability

JUDGMENT: Consistent with 43 order entered today, this case is dismissed with prejudice. Signed by Judge Brian S. Miller on 12/23/2020. (kdr)

Nissan Motor Acceptance Corporation v. Five Towns Nissan, LLC et al

Filed: December 17, 2020 as 2:2016cv07028
Court: New York Eastern District Court
Defendant: Neil Barbagallo, Five Towns Nissan, LLC, Alex Korchmar, Shmuel Wolf
Plaintiff: Nissan Motor Acceptance Corporation
Nature of Suit: Other Contract

MEMORANDUM & ORDER denying 84 Motion for Reconsideration; For the stated reasons, Plaintiff's motion for reconsideration (ECF No. 84) is DENIED. The Court renews its referral to Judge Lindsay to schedule a settlement and/or discovery confere nce for Plaintiff to discover any additional information from Defendant regarding its claims of forgery and the execution of the Promissory Note (see Order at 21 n.9). The stay entered June 30, 2020 is LIFTED and within thirty (30) days of…

Nissan North America, Inc. v. Continental Automotive Systems, Inc. et al

Filed: November 25, 2020 as 3:2019cv00396
Court: Tennessee Middle District Court
Defendant: Continental Tire the Americas, LLC, ContiTech North America, Inc., Continental Automotive Systems, Inc.
Plaintiff: Nissan North America, Inc.
Nature of Suit: Contract Product Liability

MEMORANDUM. Signed by District Judge Aleta A. Trauger on 11/25/2020. (DOCKET TEXT SUMMARY ONLY-ATTORNEYS MUST OPEN THE PDF AND READ THE ORDER.)(ln)

Lewis et al v. Newburgh Nissan Car Dealership et al

Filed: November 6, 2020 as 1:2004cv00562
Court: New York Southern District Court
Nature of Suit: Other Civil Rights

ORDER: WHEREAS, in August 2020, Plaintiff filed a letter styled as a Rule 52(b) and Rule 60(b)(6) motion. It is hereby ORDERED that Plaintiff's motion is DENIED. It is further ORDERED that within thirty days of this Order, Plaintiff shall sub mit a declaration setting forth good cause why this Court should not bar Plaintiff from filing any further documents in this case except for those captioned for the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. (As further set…

Thompson v. Nissan North America Incorporated et al

Filed: November 2, 2020 as 1:2020cv08599
Court: New York Southern District Court

ORDER DIRECTING PAYMENT OF FEE OR IFP APPLICATION: Plaintiff is directed to render payment of the filing fee or submit an IFP application to this Court's Pro Se Office within thirty (30) days of the date of this Order. The Clerk of Cou rt is directed to assign this matter to my docket. The Court certifies, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a)(3), that any appeal from this Order would not be taken in good faith, and therefore in forma pauperis status is denied for the purpose of…

Rainbow Chevrolet, Inc. v. Kiekert AG

Filed: September 30, 2020 as 2:2017cv04302
Court: Michigan Eastern District Court
Defendant: Kiekert U.S.A., Inc., Kiekert AG
In Re: Door Latches - Dealership Actions
Plaintiff: Hartley Buick GMC Truck, Inc., Pitre, Inc., Landers McLarty Fayetteville TN, LLC, Reno Dodge Sales, Inc., Patsy Lou Chevrolet, Inc., Panama City Automotive Group, Inc., Landers McLarty Lees Summit Mo, LLC, Herb Hallman Chevrolet, Inc., Cannon Nissan of Jackson, LLC, Central Salt Lake Valley GMC Enterprises, LLC, Capitol Chevrolet Cadillac, Inc., Lee Pontiac-Oldsmobile-GMC Truck, Inc., McGrath Automotive Group, Inc., Thornhill Superstore, Inc., Lee Oldsmobile-Cadillac, Inc., Stoebner Holdings, Inc., Ramey Motors, Inc., Empire Nissan of Santa Rosa, John Greene Chrysler Dodge Jeep, LLC, Shearer Automotive Enterprises III, Inc., Hammett Motor Company, Inc., Bill Pearce Honda, Hodges Imported Cars, Inc., Rainbow Chevrolet, Inc., Superstore Automotive, Inc., Ancona Enterprise, Inc., Dealership Plaintiffs, Table Rock Automotive, Inc., John ONeil Johnson Toyota, LLC, V.I.P. Motor Cars Ltd, Apex Motor Corporation, Westfield Dodge City, Inc. and others
Nature of Suit: Antitrust

OPINION AND ORDER denying 29 Motion to Enforce Plans of Allocation with Regard to Reserve Fund Eligibility by Certain Automobile Dealership Settlement Class Members. Signed by District Judge Sean F. Cox. (JMcC)

Motor Generator - Dealership Actions

Filed: September 30, 2020 as 2:2013cv01502
Court: Michigan Eastern District Court
Defendant: Hitachi Automotive Systems, Ltd., Hitachi Automotive Systems Americas, Inc., Hitachi, Ltd., Denso International America, Inc., Denso Corporation
Plaintiff: Martens Cars of Washington, Inc., Lee Pontiac-Oldsmobile-GMC Truck, Inc., McGrath Automotive Group, Inc., Table Rock Automotive, Inc., Archer-Perdue, Inc., Bonneville and Son, Inc., Patsy Lou Chevrolet, Inc., Herb Hallman Chevrolet, Inc., Charles Dahers Commonwealth Motors, Inc., Commonwealth Volkswagen, Inc., Commonwealth Nissan, Inc., Ramey Motors, Inc., Thornhill Superstore, Inc., Beck Motors, Inc., John ONeil Johnson Toyota, LLC, Lee Oldsmobile-Cadillac, Inc., Lee Auto Malls-Topsham, Inc., Hodges Imported Cars, Inc., Landers Auto Group No. 1, Inc., Superstore Automotive, Inc., V.I.P. Motor Cars Ltd., Dave Heather Corporation, Central Salt Lake Valley GMC Enterprises, LLC, Capitol Chevrolet Cadillac, Inc., Capitol Dealerships, Inc., Hudson Charleston Acquisition, LLC, Hartley Buick GMC Truck, Inc., Shearer Automotive Enterprises III, Inc., Apex Motor Corporation, Hudson Gastonia Acquisition, LLC, HC Acquisition, LLC, Pitre, Inc. and others
Nature of Suit: Antitrust

OPINION AND ORDER denying 138 Motion to Enforce Plans of Allocation with Regard to Reserve Fund Eligibility by Certain Automobile Dealership Settlement Class Members. Signed by District Judge Sean F. Cox. (JMcC)

Landers Auto Group No. 1, Inc. et al v. Kiekert AG et al

Filed: September 30, 2020 as 2:2017cv13005
Court: Michigan Eastern District Court
Defendant: Kiekert AG, Kiekert U.S.A., Inc.
Plaintiff: Landers Auto Group No. 1, Inc., Empire Nissan of Santa Rosa, V.I.P. Motor Cars Ltd, Lee Pontiac-Oldsmobile-GMC Truck, Inc., Panama City Automotive Group, Inc., McGrath Automotive Group, Inc., Green Team of Clay Center Inc., Lee Auto Malls-Topsham, Inc., Lee Oldsmobile-Cadillac, Inc., Commonwealth Volkswagen, Inc., Hodges Imported Cars, Inc., Patsy Lou Chevrolet, Inc., Superstore Automotive, Inc., Cannon Nissan of Jackson, LLC, Hammett Motor Company, Inc., John ONeil Johnson Toyota, LLC, Ancona Enterprise, Inc., Landers McLarty Lees Summit MO, LLC, Archer-Perdue, Inc., Table Rock Automotive, Inc., Bill Pearce Honda, Reno Dodge Sales, Inc., Pitre, Inc., Hartley Buick GMC Truck, Inc., Westfield Dodge City, Inc., John Greene Chrysler Dodge Jeep, LLC, Herb Hallman Chevrolet, Inc., Capitol Chevrolet Cadillac, Inc., Capitol Dealerships, Inc., Landers McLarty Fayetteville TN, LLC, Central Salt Lake Valley GMC Enterprises, LLC, Stranger Investments and others
Nature of Suit: Antitrust

OPINION AND ORDER denying 24 Motion to Enforce Plans of Allocation with Regard to Reserve Fund Eligibility by Certain Automobile Dealership Settlement Class Members. Signed by District Judge Sean F. Cox. (JMcC)

Ceramic Substrates - Dealership Actions

Filed: September 30, 2020 as 2:2016cv03802
Court: Michigan Eastern District Court
Defendant: Denso Corporation, DENSO International America, Inc., NGK Insulators Ltd., NGK Automotive Ceramics USA, Inc., Corning International Kabushiki Kaisha, Corning Incorporated
Plaintiff: Landers Auto Group No. 1, Inc., d/b/a Landers Toyota, Empire Nissan of Santa Rosa, LLC, V.I.P. Motor Cars Ltd., Lee Pontiac-Oldsmobile-GMC Truck, Inc., McGrath Automotive Group, Inc., Green Team of Clay Center Inc., Lee Auto Malls-Topsham, Inc. d/b/a Lee Toyota of Topsham, Panama City Automotive Inc. d/b/a John Lee NIssan, Lee Oldsmobile-Cadillac, Inc. d/b/a Lee Honda, Commonwealth Volkswagen, Inc., d/b/a Commonwealth Volkswagen, Hodges Imported Cars, Inc. d/b/a Hodges Subaru, Patsy Lou Chevrolet, Inc., Superstore Automotive, Inc., Cannon Nissan of Jackson, LLC, Hammett Motor Company, Inc., John ONeil Johnson Toyota, LLC, Ancona Enterprise, Inc. d/b/a Frank Ancona Honda, Landers McLarty Lee's Summit Missouri, LLC d/b/a Lee's Summit Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram and d/b/a Lee's Summit Nissan, Archer-Perdue, Inc., d/b/a/ Archer-Perdue Suzuki, Table Rock Automotive, Inc., d/b/a Todd Archer Hyundai, Bill Pearce Honda, Reno Dodge Sales, Inc. d/b/a Don Weirs Reno Dodge, Pitre, Inc., d/b/a Pitre Buick GMC, Hartley Buick GMC Truck, Inc., Westfield Dodge City, Inc., John Greene Chrysler Dodge Jeep, LLC, Capitol Chevrolet Cadillac, Inc., Capitol Dealerships, Inc., d/b/a Capitol Toyota, Landers McLarty Fayetteville TN, LLC, Central Salt Lake Valley GMC Enterprises, LLC d/b/a Salt Lake Valley Buick GMC, Stranger Investments d/b/a Stephen Wade Toyota, Apex Motor Corporation and others
Nature of Suit: Antitrust

OPINION AND ORDER denying 79 Motion to Enforce Plans of Allocation with Regard to Reserve Fund Eligibility by Certain Automobile Dealership Settlement Class Members. Signed by District Judge Sean F. Cox. (JMcC)

Body Sealing Products - Dealership Actions

Filed: September 30, 2020 as 2:2016cv03402
Court: Michigan Eastern District Court
Defendant: Nishikawa Rubber Company, Nishikawa Standard Company, Nishikawa of America, Inc., Nishikawa Cooper LLC, Tokai Kogyo, Green Tokai
Plaintiff: Landers Auto Group No. 1, Inc., Empire Nissan of Santa Rosa, LLC, V.I.P. Motor Cars Ltd., Lee Pontiac-Oldsmobile-GMC Truck, Inc., Panama City Automotive Group, Inc., Rainbow Chevrolet, Inc., Stoebner Holdings, Inc., McGrath Automotive Group, Inc., Green Team of Clay Center Inc., Lee Auto Malls-Topsham, Inc., Lee Oldsmobile-Cadillac, Inc., Charles Dahers Commonwealth Motors, Inc., Commonwealth Nissan, Inc., Hodges Imported Cars, Inc., Patsy Lou Chevrolet, Inc., Superstore Automotive, Inc., Cannon Nissan of Jackson, LLC, Hammett Motor Company, Inc., John ONeil Johnson Toyota, LLC, Ancona Enterprise, Inc., Landers McLarty Lees Summit Mo, LLC, Archer-Perdue, Inc., Table Rock Automotive, Inc., Bill Pearce Honda, Reno Dodge Sales, Inc., Pitre, Inc., Hartley Buick GMC Truck, Inc., Westfield Dodge City, Inc., John Greene Chrysler Dodge Jeep, LLC, Capitol Chevrolet Cadillac, Inc., Capitol Dealerships, Inc., Landers McLarty Fayetteville TN, LLC and others
Nature of Suit: Antitrust

OPINION AND ORDER denying 103 Motion to Enforce Plans of Allocation with Regard to Reserve Fund Eligibility by Certain Automobile Dealership Settlement Class Members. Signed by District Judge Sean F. Cox. (JMcC)

Occupant Safety Systems - Dealership Actions

Filed: September 30, 2020 as S:2012cv00602
Court: Michigan Eastern District Court
Defendant: Autoliv, Incorporated, Autoliv ASP, Incorporated, Autoliv B.V. & Co. KG, Takata Corporation, TK Holdings, Incorporated, Tokai Rika Company, Ltd., TRAM, Incorporated, TRW Automotive Holdings Corporation
Plaintiff: Martens Cars of Washington, Inc, Hammett Motor Company, Inc, Landers Auto Group No. 1, Incorporated, Lee Pontiac-Oldsmobile-GMC Truck, Inc., Westfield Dodge City, Inc., Landers McLarty Fayetteville TN, LLC, Dale Martens Nissan Subaru, Inc., Green Team of Clay Center, Inc., Table Rock Automotive, Incorporated, Archer-Perdue, Incorporated, Lees Summit Chrysler Jeep Dodge, Bonneville and Son, Inc., Holzhauer Auto and Truck Sales, Inc., Pitre, Incorporated, Patsy Lou Chevrolet, Inc., John Greene Chrysler Dodge Jeep, LLC, SLT Group II, Incorporated, Herb Hallman Chevrolet, Incorporated, Ramey Motors, Inc., Thornhill Superstore, Incorporated, Dave Heather Corporation, Central Salt Lake Valley GMC Enterprises, LLC, Capitol Chevrolet Cadillac, Inc., Capitol Dealerships, Incorporated, Beck Motors, Inc., Meetesh Shah, Beams Industries, Inc., Findlay Industries, Incorporated
Nature of Suit: Antitrust

OPINION AND ORDER denying 194 Motion to Enforce Plans of Allocation with Regard to Reserve Fund Eligibility by Certain Automobile Dealership Settlement Class Members. Signed by District Judge Sean F. Cox. (JMcC)