NEW YORK, Feb. 19, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Attorney
Advertising -- Bronstein, Gewirtz & Grossman, LLC, notifies
consumers that a class action lawsuit has been filed in the United
States District Court for the Southern District of Florida on behalf of consumers who own or
lease vehicles in the United
States that have malfunctioning airbags produced by
Continental Automotive and its supplier Atmel Corporation.
The Defendants of this lawsuit include: Continental Automotive
Systems and its German parent company Continental AG
(XETRA:CON:GR), Atmel Corporation (NASDAQ: ATML), Mercedes Benz
USA and its German parent Daimler
AG (XETRA:DAI:GR), and American Honda and its Japanese parent Honda
Motor Co. (NYSE: HMC). This lawsuit follows the National Highway
Traffic Safety Administration's (NHTSA) recent recall of
approximately 500,000 U.S. vehicles that contain the defective
airbags.
The Complaint alleges and based on a filing with the NHTSA that
was made public last week, Defendants Continental, Atmel and
Mercedes Benz have been aware of the
airbag deficiency since 2008. The semiconductors inside the
component parts of the affected airbags can rust and affecting the
airbags to deploy unexpectedly or fail to deploy at all, causing a
great risk to vehicle.
Affected U.S. vehicles include:
- 2008-2009 Chrysler Town & Country
- 2008-2009 Dodge Grand Caravan
- 2009 Dodge Journey
- 2008-2010 Honda Accord
- 2008-2009 Mercedes C Class
- 2010 Mercedes GLK Class
- 2009 Volkswagen Routan
Preliminary reports indicate that additional vehicles
manufactured and sold by other companies may also be affected.
A class action lawsuit has already been filed and seeks to hold
the airbag and vehicle manufacturers liable for all costs and
damages from the malfunctioning airbags. If you own or lease one of
the above listed vehicles, please visit the firm's website:
http://www.bgandg.com/#!airbags/fg8kv. To discuss this action, or
have any questions, please contact Peretz
Bronstein, Esq. or his Investor Relations Analyst,
Yael Hurwitz of Bronstein, Gewirtz
& Grossman, LLC at 212-697-6484 or via email info@bgandg.com.
Those who inquire by e-mail are encouraged to include their mailing
address and telephone number.
Bronstein, Gewirtz & Grossman, LLC is a corporate litigation
boutique. Our primary expertise is the aggressive pursuit of
litigation claims on behalf of our clients. In addition to
representing institutions and other investor plaintiffs in class
action security litigation, the firm's expertise includes general
corporate and commercial litigation, as well as securities
arbitration. Attorney advertising. Prior results do not
guarantee similar outcomes.
Contact:
Bronstein, Gewirtz & Grossman, LLC
Peretz Bronstein or Yael Hurwitz
212-697-6484 | info@bgandg.com
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