Michigan Federal Judge Dismisses Suit Alleging Defective Dodge Rotary Shifters

Mealey's (August 15, 2017, 12:36 PM EDT) -- DETROIT — A consumer accusing FCA US LLC of selling certain Dodge Ram and Dodge Durango models with allegedly defective gearshift systems that cause rollaway incidents when the cars indicated they were in park failed to state a claim under California’s unfair competition law (UCL) for any affirmative misrepresentation and failed to show that FCA actively concealed a defect, a Michigan federal judge ruled Aug. 11, granting FCA’s motion to dismiss (Donald J. Beck v. FCA US LLC, No. 17-10267, E.D. Mich., 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 127724)....