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Feb. 14, 2013

Top Appellate Reversals -- Mazza v. American Honda Motor Co.

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A Los Angeles trial judge's ruling certifying a nationwide class action over allegedly misleading advertising for Acura sedans' collision mitigation braking system exposed defendant American Honda Motor Co. to massive potential liability.


It was up to Mayer Brown LLP partner Donald M. Falk, representing Honda, to persuade the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to vacate the certification.


Falk said he and his Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith L...

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