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Honda Appeal Seeks To Overturn Woman’s Award

Lawyers for the American Honda Motor company are heading back to court trying to overturn a highly publicized small claims court award to a woman who sued over the poor fuel mileage of her hybrid Honda Civic. Honda appealed the …

Judge in California Oks Honda Mileage Settlement

A judge approved a settlement Friday to give owners of Honda Civic hybrids up to $200 each over claims that the fuel economy of the cars was inflated, casting aside arguments that a motorist’s victory in small claims court entitled …

5 States May Intervene In Honda Hybrid Settlement

A judge on Tuesday granted California and four other states more time to consider objecting to a class-action settlement between Honda Motor Co. and car owners over inflated fuel-efficiency claims about the automaker’s hybrid vehicles. The states’ sudden interest in …

Woman Takes Honda to Small-Claims, Wins Big

A Southern California woman took Honda to small-claims court and won in a big way. Los Angeles Superior Court Commissioner Douglas Carnahan ruled Wednesday that the automaker misled Heather Peters about the potential fuel economy of her hybrid car and …