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TalkingDog

(9,001 posts) Thu Feb 2, 2012, 05:37 PM Feb 2012

Heather Peters Wins $9,867 From Honda In Small Claims Court

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/02/02/honda-hybrid-lawsuit-heather-peters-wins_n_1248357.html

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 awarded her $9,867 – much more than the couple hundred dollars cash that a proposed class-action settlement is offering.

"At a bare minimum Honda was aware ... that by the time Peters bought her car there were problems with its living up to its advertised mileage," Carnahan wrote in the judgment.

Honda disagrees with the judgment rendered in the case and plans to appeal the decision, company spokesman Chris Martin said in a statement.

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When I first posted this story about 2 months ago, to a person, every DUer that responded pooh-poohed it, saying: She can never win, because.....

Well,

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Heather Peters Wins $9,867 From Honda In Small Claims Court (Original Post) TalkingDog Feb 2012 OP

I poo-pooed it. RevStPatrick Feb 2012 #1

The plantiff is herself an attorney Bluenorthwest Feb 2012 #2

There was a guy a few months ago who won a default judgment against a bank LastLiberal in PalmSprings Feb 2012 #4

Small claims judgements can't be appealed IIRC. kestrel91316 Feb 2012 #3

Why is Honda barred from small claims court? MrCoffee Feb 2012 #5

I think he meant attorneys are barred from small claims court, not Honda. n/t Massacure Feb 2012 #6

I think they sent customerserviceguy Feb 2012 #7

Good for her! Hope she got awarded atty fees. Even tho no atty in court, she probably hired one... Honeycombe8 Feb 2012 #8

RevStPatrick

(2,208 posts)

1. I poo-pooed it.

Reply to TalkingDog (Original post)

Thu Feb 2, 2012, 05:41 PM

Feb 2012

And I'll bet that she never actually collects the judgment.
I'd like to be wrong about that as well...

Bluenorthwest

(45,319 posts)

2. The plantiff is herself an attorney

Reply to RevStPatrick (Reply #1)

Thu Feb 2, 2012, 05:53 PM

Feb 2012

My money's on her.

LastLiberal in PalmSprings

(12,591 posts)

4. There was a guy a few months ago who won a default judgment against a bank

Reply to RevStPatrick (Reply #1)

Thu Feb 2, 2012, 07:52 PM

Feb 2012

in small claims court. When they didn't pay up, the court sent the Sheriff to the bank to chain the doors shut.

The plaintiff got his money.

kestrel91316

(51,666 posts)

3. Small claims judgements can't be appealed IIRC.

Reply to TalkingDog (Original post)

Thu Feb 2, 2012, 06:43 PM

Feb 2012

ETA: Can be appealed, but not if it was a default judgement. Honda couldn't send an attorney for the trial because they are barred from Small Claims Court. Did they send ANYBODY??