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Appellate court
tosses ruling that
awarded fleet $31M
in case against
Navistar engines
CCJ Staff| August 20, 2019

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Two years after a jury ruled that Navistar,

maker of International Trucks, owed
Tennessee-based Milan Express more than
$30 million over alleged defects of the
company’s MaxxForce engine line, an
appellate court has tossed the decision.

However, Milan intends to appeal the decision

to the Tennessee Supreme Court, said
attorney Clay Miller, of the firm Miller
Weisbrod, who represents Milan in the case.

The ruling is a victory for Navistar, who in May

agreed to a $135 million class-action
settlement with MaxxForce engine owners.
That settlement is not affected by the recent
court decision.

Milan, a roughly 400-truck fleet out of Milan,

Tennessee, purchased 243 International
ProStar tractors equipped with MaxxForce
engines in 2011 and 2012. A jury in 2017 sided
with Milan in the case, awarding the carrier
$10.8 million for compensatory damages
related to repairs for the engines and $20
million in punitive damages.

However, a three-judge panel on Tennessee’s

Court of Appeals in Jackson issued an order
Aug. 14 reversing that decision. Under their
interpretations of their interpretation of
Tennessee laws around fraud and consumer
protections, as well as other procedural
issues, the panel ruled in favor of Navistar
and waived the prior ruling granting Milan’s
settlement.

Navistar discontinued the MaxxForce engine

line several years ago and has revamped its
truck and engine lineup.

Navistar plots strategy

toward becoming
‘premier solutions
provider’

Vision 2025 is a joint company

and dealer network strategy set forth with a
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Certain MaxxForce
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Navistar, maker of
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million class-action settlement with fleets and
truck owners who purchased model year 2011-
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Perry August 20, 2019 at 9:52 am

A jury decision should be final…what’s the

point of a jury trial if it can be appealed to
corrupt judges???

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579Owner August 20, 2019 at 12:04 pm

Agree, Jury Award should Stand.
Judge that OVERTURNED is In The Pocket
of International.

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