Hess v. Volkswagen Group of America, Inc
Federal class action docket 3:16-cv-00129 in CAND.
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Case facts
- Court
- CAND
- Docket number
- 3:16-cv-00129
- Filed
- January 8, 2016
- Docket closed
- May 27, 2020
- Time on the docket
- 4.4 years
- Presiding judge
- Judge Charles R. Breyer
- Jurisdiction
- Diversity
- Jury demand
- Plaintiff
- Last docket activity
- May 27, 2020
- Nature of suit
- 195 Contract Product Liability
What the case was brought under
The docket records the cause of action as 28:1332 Diversity-Product Liability. Defective products, vehicles, medical devices and pharmaceuticals, including claims for property damage rather than personal injury.
The full court record
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