Law Students

Going After Honda.

By Dr. Bombay

I have a Honda that I?ve driven for 8 years. I bought it new and maintained it properly. I was lukewarm about the car when I bought it, but I?ve come to love it for its reliability and fuel economy. I mention this because about two weeks ago, the air conditioner blew up. I took it to the dealership near my house, and they told me that the price tag to fix the things was $1975. Given that the car is only worth about $5,000, I decided to take a pass.

In the absence of the air conditioner however, the car does not defrost so well, which is a pain in the neck. So I started looking around the Internet for parts, and I discovered that a plaintiff?s litigation firm in New Jersey is investigating a class action lawsuit against Honda for (you guessed it) crappy air conditioners.

Now I am of two minds about this. Part of me thinks that a lot of plaintiff?s litigation is specious. Sometimes, stuff doesn?t work and that?s nobody?s fault. I think that a lot of plaintiff?s litigation uses a class of people who really do need some help as a cudgel to beat cash out of companies, very little of which trickles down to those affected.

I also think however that sometimes, the only recourse people have against big corporations and their Congressional friends is litigation. If a company knowingly puts out a sub-standard product that is prone to break, why should I be on the hook for two large?

So tell me loyal readers, what?s a boy to do?

Full post as published by Fight The Hypo on September 23, 2008 (boomark / email).