Eastern District of California

Our client, Laura S., leased a 2019 Mercedes-Benz A220 from Mercedes-Benz of Valencia. The car was a former dealership loaner with only 4,320 miles on it, and it started having problems less than a month into her lease. In the first year alone, she took it to the dealership twice for interior trim electrical issues and safety recalls. She went back three more times for more recalls, trim issues, and other problems that Mercedes-Benz could not fix. In May 2023, Laura asked Mercedes to repurchase the vehicle, and Mercedes refused, so she hired CCA. We filed her case in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California in June 2023. Mercedes-Benz fought the case right up to trial. It argued that because the car had been a dealership loaner, the lemon law didn’t cover it. Senior District Judge Kimberly J. Mueller heard our motion and ruled that Laura’s vehicle was covered. On the eve of trial, Mercedes-Benz finally gave in and agreed to pay Laura $33,750, double what she had paid on her lease. Mercedes also paid all of her attorney’s fees and costs separately.

Ventura County

Our client, Michael F., bought a 2019 Callaway Escalade in May 2019. Almost right away, the vehicle developed serious powertrain defects. Callaway made three repair attempts and authorized dealerships made four more, but the vehicle was never fixed. Instead of standing behind their product, General Motors and Callaway denied responsibility and blamed aftermarket modifications. They refused to fairly resolve the case for five years, so our attorneys took it to trial before the Honorable Maureen M. Houska in Ventura County Superior Court. At trial, we laid out the full repair history showing repeated failures to fix the vehicle. Automotive expert Randall Ballance testified that the defects were not caused by aftermarket modifications. On September 24, 2025, the jury returned a unanimous verdict for Michael and found that the defendants breached their warranty obligations. The jury awarded him $387,772, which was nearly every dollar available under California’s Song-Beverly Consumer Warranty Act, including a full civil penalty.

Sutter County, California

Our client, Bryan D., purchased a 2004 Ford F-250 Super Duty truck from Larry Geweke Ford in Yuba City, California.  Unfortunately for Bryan, the 2004 Super Duty was one of the many 6.0-Liter Super Duty trucks sold by Ford Motor Company that suffered a series of serious powertrain issues.  Bryan’s truck suffered problems with the turbo charger, check engine lights, EGR valve issues, no starts, and a wide variety of other problems.  When our attorneys stepped in, we were able to negotiate a very substantial settlement for Bryan, which included Ford paying him back much more than he paid for the truck and all of his attorney’s fees and costs.

Los Angeles County

Our client, Lisa N., is an accountant from Torrance, California, that purchased her new 2011 Jeep Wrangler from Dave Ellis Chrysler Jeep.  Unfortunately, her Wrangler turned out to be a complete disaster, suffering a wide variety of engine issues, transmission issues, and other very serious problems throughout her ownership.  She finally was forced to get rid of the Wrangler and trade it in for a Chevy; but Chrysler refused to do right by its customer and pay Lisa her money back.  Our attorneys took her case to trial and delivered a big win for Lisa.  The downtown Los Angeles jury ordered Chrysler to pay her two and a half times what she paid for the truck.  Later, the court also ordered that she also receive all of her attorney’s fees and costs from Chrysler.

Ventura County

Our clients, Joe and Sabine D., are a couple from Thousand Oaks, California who purchased a 2012 Chevrolet Camaro Convertible from Santa Paula Chevrolet, in July of 2012, looking forward to years of top-down enjoyment.  Unfortunately, their hopes were dashed when the vehicle developed a series of squealing noises from the engine, strange smells, recalls, interior issues, electrical problems, and other warranty defects.  Our attorneys were able to settle this case for approximately three times what our clients had purchased the car.  In addition, as part of the settlement, General Motors agreed to pay all of our clients’ attorney fees and costs.

Sacramento County

Our client, Clayborne H., is a retired contractor residing in El Dorado Hills, California.  He has purchased a 2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee for approximately $40,000 in November of 2011.  Unfortunately, his vehicle developed a series of transmission issues, recalls, and electrical problems.  Frighteningly, at some point his vehicle actually caught on fire because of a widespread issue with the the electrical connection to the sun visor in 2011 Jeep Grand Cherokees.  Our attorneys were able to settle this client’s case for a substantial settlement equal to over three times his Lemon Law buyback.  Also, the court in Sacramento later ordered that Chrysler pay all of Clayborne’s attorney fees and costs on his behalf.

Santa Barbara County

Our client, Danielle H. resides in Santa Barbara, California and loves her horses.  Danielle purchased a 2013 Ford F-350 for its towing capacity to help her tow her horse trailer and travel throughout the county.  Unfortunately, the vehicle developed a series of unfixable and inexplicable stalls, which stranded Danielle and her horses many times on the road.  Throughout her many presentations, Ford Motor Company was unable to fix the vehicle and refused to voluntarily repurchase it from her.  However, when we stepped in, we were able to negotiate a substantial settlement equal to over two and a half times what she paid for the truck.  Of course, as part of the deal, Ford Motor Company also paid all of her attorney fees and costs.

Stanislaus County

Our client, Mark L., was a firefighter in Atwater, California with Cal-Fire that purchased a 2006 Ford F-350 from Century Ford.  Unfortunately, Mark’s truck suffered a series of all too common Super Duty turbocharger problems, which resulted in numerous check engine lights, rough driving, and poor performance.  While he was forced to get rid of the truck early, Ford Motor Company refused to do right by its customer and voluntarily repurchase the truck.  When we stepped into the litigation, we were able to negotiate a substantial settlement for Mark, which was equal to over seven times his Lemon Law buy back.  Also, as part of Mark’s settlement, Ford Motor Company agreed that it would pay all of Mark’s attorney fees and costs.

Los Angeles County

Our client, Olga C., is a resident of Palmdale, California and purchased a 2014 Fiat 500 L from Fiat Los Angeles for approximately $43,000.  Unfortunately, after only 13,000 miles, the vehicle developed a series of serious and troubling transmission and engine issues.  Olga attempted to resolve her problems directly with Fiat but was unable to do so because they refused to follow the law, do right by their customer, and repurchase her vehicle.  When we became involved in her matter, we were able to settle the case for a significant sum, which included repayment of all of her payments, the payment of a significant civil penalty by Fiat to Olga, and of course, FCA paid all of Olga’s lawyer bills and costs as well.