Federal Judge Tosses MMWA Claim, Others In Timing Belt Class Suit

Mealey's (June 30, 2021, 9:18 PM EDT) -- NEWARK, N.J. — A federal judge in New Jersey on June 25 dismissed several state claims and the only federal claim, a Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act (MMWA) one, in a putative class complaint accusing car makers of knowingly selling certain Volkswagen and Audi vehicles with defective timing chain systems, opining in part that the Class Action Fairness Act (CAFA) did not modify MMWA’s requirement for 100 named plaintiffs....