S.D. Fla. · No. 0:26-cv-62712
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| Matter | Type | Practice area | Court | Date | Value |
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| Carrio Motor Cars, Incsource ↗ filed by Geoffrey D Ittleman PA · Judge Cecilia M. Altonaga · No. 0:26-cv-62712 · 49:32701 Federal Odometer Act · view case timeline → Comparable settlements $200M–$740M ▾State consumer-protection claims like FDUTPA analogues have survived (Cetorelli treble damages affirmed) while similar 'deceptive practices' class claims were rejected at cert or on the merits (Guthrie affirmed denial of certification; Citizens of Humanity affirmed dismissal of a 'Made in USA' claim). Small single-location defendant makes large-scale precedent poorly analogous. Comparable settlements $200M–$740M median $274.75M · n=10 DiDi Global Inc. $740M · Merck & Co. Inc. a $688M · Toyota Industries $436M Per member (realized): ~$2,500 median · $2,500–$2,500 (n=1) Comparable verdict: Papaya $420M · VPX, Inc. $293M Key precedent: Cetorelli v. Duell Action Builders - affirms that deceptive-practices claims against a small local business can survive and yield treble damages/fees, closely analogous to Carrio's size and posture. Main risk: Individualized reliance/communication issues (as in Guthrie) could defeat class certification even if individual false-advertising claims survive dismissal Rough EV model (wide — class size is the big unknown, not a prediction): $62K–$625K National mega-settlements/verdicts in the dataset are not scale-comparable to a small single-location dealership; estimate is highly speculative given n=1 per-member benchmark and no prior history on this defendant. · grounded in 10 rulings, 10 settlements, 9 verdicts | Filing | False Advertising | S.D. Fla. | 2026-09-25 | $200M–$740M comparable settlements |