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Higginson v. Kia Motors America, Inc. (2026) 118 Cal.App.5th 316

Finding serious discovery misconduct, the Court of Appeal orders new trial and requires automaker to pay trial and appellate attorney’s fees to GMSR’s client

Towns v. Hyundai Motor America (Dec. 22, 2025, B324360) 2025 WL 3707173

Court of Appeal embraces GMSR’s statutory analysis, reinforcing consumer protections under the Song-Beverly Act

Rattagan v. Uber Technologies, Inc. (2024) 17 Cal.5th 1

GMSR persuades California Supreme Court that economic loss rule doesn’t bar all fraudulent concealment claims between contracting parties

Stiles v. Kia Motors America, Inc. (2024) 101 Cal.App.5th 913

Court of Appeal’s published opinion holds that California lemon law protects used car buyers with active new-car warranties

Niedermeier v. FCA US LLC (2024) 15 Cal.5th 792

California Supreme Court: GMSR’s consumer client is entitled to full statutory restitution under California’s lemon law—without offset

Ivar v. Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Sept. 26, 2023, E078783) 2023 WL 6224689

Court of Appeal reverses order denying settlement enforcement and interprets settlement under CCP 998 in favor of GMSR’s clients

Williams v. FCA US LLC (2023) 88 Cal.App.5th 44

GMSR secures another Court of Appeal win holding that manufacturers cannot offset their Song-Beverly Act damages by amounts the plaintiff receives for trading in a “lemon” vehicle

Dhital v. Nissan North America, Inc. (2022) 84 Cal.App.5th 828

GMSR secures reinstatement of client’s fraudulent inducement claims

Figueroa v. FCA US, LLC (2022) 84 Cal.App.5th 708

GMSR secures split in authority before the California Supreme Court weighs in: Court of Appeal agrees with GMSR that manufacturers are not entitled to offsets for a car consumer’s resale of a “lemon”

Riley v. Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (9th Cir. 2022) 51 F.4th 896

“Reprehensible” diesel scam by car manufacturer merits damages boost, holds the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals