Nissan’s “Forward Emergency Braking” Focus of Defect Class Action

Feb 24, 2022 | Car Problems Car Complaints

Owners and Lessees of Nissan Maxima (2019-2021), Nissan Sentra (2020-2021), Nissan Versa (2020-2021), Nissan Rogue Sport (2017-2021), Nissan Altima (2019-2021), Nissan Kicks (2020-2021), Nissan Rogue (2017-2020), Nissan Armada (2021), Nissan Leaf (2018-2021), Nissan Murano (2019-2021), and Nissan Titan (2020-2021) Vehicles May Have Legal Claims. 

On February 15, 2022, a class action lawsuit was filed against Nissan North America, Inc. and Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. (collectively, “Nissan”) in federal court on behalf of all persons who currently or formerly owned or leased any Nissan brand light vehicle equipped with a Continental ARS410 radar sensor, including the following: Maxima (2019-2021), Sentra (2020-2021), Versa (2020-2021), Rogue Sport (2017-2021), Altima (2019-2021), Kicks (2020-2021), Rogue (2017-2020), Armada (2021), Leaf (2018-2021), Murano (2019-2021), Titan (2020-2021) (the “Class Vehicles”).

According to the class action complaint, the defendants wrongfully and intentionally concealed, and continue to conceal, from the pre-purchase/lease transaction to the present day, one or more defects in the Class Vehicles’ Forward Emergency Braking (“FEB”) system that can cause it to falsely engage or otherwise not work as intended.

Allegedly, the FEB defect causes, among other things, (1) the Class Vehicles to detect nonexistent obstacles, thereby automatically triggering the brakes and causing the Class Vehicles to abruptly slow down or come to a complete stop with no actual need to do so and/or (2) the FEB system to deactivate itself, thereby distracting the driver and rendering the FEB system disabled and useless.  The FEB system, according to the complaint, is not a safety feature, as Nissan has claimed, but rather an unpredictable and unreasonable safety hazard.

Further, the FEB defect, allegedly, can cause the Class Vehicles to stop without warning during normal and intended vehicle operation, thus posing an unreasonable safety hazard to drivers, passengers, other motorists, and pedestrians.

Owners and Lessees of Nissan Maxima (2019-2021), Nissan Sentra (2020-2021), Nissan Versa (2020-2021), Nissan Rogue Sport (2017-2021), Nissan Altima (2019-2021), Nissan Kicks (2020-2021), Nissan Rogue (2017-2020), Nissan Armada (2021), Nissan Leaf (2018-2021), Nissan Murano (2019-2021), and Nissan Titan (2020-2021) vehicles are encouraged to contact Kehoe Law Firm, P.C., [email protected], for a free, confidential consultation and no-obligation evaluation of potential legal claims. 

 

 

Creative Services Data Breach Alert

Feb 24, 2022 | Data Breach

Creative Services, Inc., On Its Behalf and On Behalf of Relevant Data Owners, Reports Data Breach Affecting 164,673 Individuals.

Creative Services, Inc. (“Creative Services”) reported a data breach involving information that may include name and date of birth, Social Security number, and/or driver’s license number. 

Creative Services is a company that “conducts background checks for employment and licensing purposes.” Creative Services “obtains certain personal information related to current and former employees, as well as employment candidates, of its customers in furtherance of the services it performs on behalf of its customers.”

The information that was subject of the company’s data breach notification concerns “information that Creative Services obtained from or on behalf of its business customers (the ‘Data Owners’) in relation to individuals associated with or employed by those customers.”  An investigation determined that certain data files may have been copied from Creative Service’s systems on November 23, 2021 as part of a cyber attack.  Based on the company’s data breach investigation, it was determined that the information involved may include name and date of birth, Social Security number, and/or driver’s license number.

For more information about the Creative Services data breach, please CLICK HERE.

Source: Office of The Maine Attorney General, Data Breach Notifications.

Have You Been Harmed As A Result Of A Data Breach Which Has Exposed Your Private Personal, Protected Health Or Personally Identifiable Information?

If you have experienced actual or attempted harm or been the victim of fraud due to the illegal or unauthorized exposure of your private personal, protected health or personally identifiable information, please contact Kehoe Law Firm, P.C., [email protected], for a free, confidential consultation and no-obligation evaluation of potential legal claims.