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Litigation

Jan. 27, 2012

In Honda small claims case, some see systemic woes

One woman's David-vs.-Goliath quest in small claims court against automaker Honda has raised questions of whether the public is losing faith in the consumer class action as a remedy against corporate malfeasance.


By Ciaran McEvoy


Daily Journal Staff Writer


One woman's David-vs.-Goliath quest in small claims court against automaker Honda has raised questions of whether the public is losing faith in the consumer class action as a remedy against corporate malfeasance.


Heather Peters, a former attorney, opted out of a class action pending in San Diego County Superior Court and sued American Honda Motor Co. Inc. in small claims court in Torrance. She al...

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