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Personal Injury & Torts

Feb. 12, 2015

Takata airbags cases consolidated in Florida

The Central District has lost its bid to host the multidistrict litigation.

By Henry Meier

Daily Journal Staff Writer


A federal panel on multidistrict litigation said Tuesday that litigation over exploding airbags produced by Takata Corp. will not unfold in the Central District.


After considering multiple venues for the potential class action brought against the airbag maker and Honda Motor Co. Ltd., the panel decided the Southern District of Florida was the most appropriate venue for the case. Several federal suits had been filed last ...

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