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Case 2:18-cv-04363-KM-JBC Document 65 Filed 09/20/19 Page 1 of 459 PageID: 2808 James E. Cecchi Steve W. Berman CARELLA, BYRNE, CECCHI, HAGENS BERMAN SOBOL SHAPIRO LLP OLSTEIN, BRODY & AGNELLO, P.C. 1301 Second Avenue, Suite 2000 5 Becker Farm Road Seattle, WA 98101 Roseland, NJ 07068 Telephone: (206) 623-7292 Telephone: (973) 994-1700 Facsimile: (206) 623-0594 Facsimile: (973) 994-1744 [email protected] [email protected] Attorneys for Plaintiffs and the Proposed Class UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF NEW JERSEY JOSHUA HU, CHARLES ROGERS, RICKEY No. 2:18-cv-04363 (JMV)(MF) EVANS, BRIAN BECKNER, CHAD MACCANELLI, ELLIS GOLDFRIT, WERNER ROGMANS, ERIC SANCHEZ, JEFFREY FIRST AMENDED CONSOLIDATED PRICE, GARNER RICKMAN, DARSHAN CLASS ACTION COMPLAINT PATEL, CHARLES CAMPBELL, ALEXANDER VANDAMME, CHRISTINE GRIFFITH, GENE QUINT, JACOB BIGGINS, RAZMIR AVIC, TARRAH PEE, ZIWEN LI, IRVING COHEN, JURY TRIAL DEMANDED ANGELA HUGHES, CARLOS BUENDIA, WILLIAM BERBAUM, CHARLES CHAPMAN, MARK MESSINA, JESSE WHITE, SETH DAVIS, MIGUEL FRAGOSO, TAHANI IBRAHIM, ION NICOLESCU, MARK SMITH, TOM HOFFMAN, GARY REISING, JAMES TURNER, SALOMON CAMPOS, BRIAN HEMBLING, DEAN WERNER, LUKAS WILDNER, ALGREDO ARIAS, KYLE KERN, JOHN SAVIANO, ERICA OLSON, and ERIC STENGLEIN, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated, Plaintiffs, v. BMW OF NORTH AMERICA LLC, a Delaware corporation; and BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT (BMW AG), a corporation organized under the laws of Germany, ROBERT BOSCH GMBH, a corporation organized under the laws of Germany; and ROBERT BOSCH LLC, a Delaware Limited Liability Company, Defendants. 010733-11/1053639 V1 Case 2:18-cv-04363-KM-JBC Document 65 Filed 09/20/19 Page 2 of 459 PageID: 2809 TABLE OF CONTENTS Page I. INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................. 1 II. JURISDICTION .............................................................................................................. 12 III. VENUE ............................................................................................................................ 13 IV. PARTIES ......................................................................................................................... 14 A. Plaintiffs ............................................................................................................... 14 1. Alabama Plaintiffs ................................................................................... 14 a. Joshua Hu ..................................................................................... 14 b. Charles Rogers ............................................................................. 15 2. Arizona Plaintiff....................................................................................... 16 a. Rickey Evans ............................................................................... 16 3. California Plaintiffs .................................................................................. 18 a. Brian Beckner .............................................................................. 18 b. Chad Maccanelli .......................................................................... 19 c. Ellis Goldfrit ................................................................................ 21 d. Werner Rogmans ......................................................................... 22 e. Eric Sanchez ................................................................................. 24 4. Colorado Plaintiffs ................................................................................... 25 a. Jeffrey Price ................................................................................. 25 b. Garner Rickman ........................................................................... 27 5. Georgia Plaintiffs ..................................................................................... 28 a. Darshan Patel ............................................................................... 28 b. Charles Campbell ......................................................................... 29 c. Dr. Alexander VanDamme .......................................................... 31 010733-11/1053639 V1 - i - Case 2:18-cv-04363-KM-JBC Document 65 Filed 09/20/19 Page 3 of 459 PageID: 2810 6. Illinois Plaintiffs....................................................................................... 32 a. Christine Griffith .......................................................................... 32 b. Gene Quint ................................................................................... 34 7. Indiana Plaintiff ....................................................................................... 35 a. Jacob Biggins ............................................................................... 35 8. Kentucky Plaintiff .................................................................................... 36 a. Razmir Avic ................................................................................. 36 9. Louisiana Plaintiff .................................................................................... 38 a. Tarrah Pee .................................................................................... 38 10. Maryland Plaintiff .................................................................................... 39 a. Ziwen Li ....................................................................................... 39 11. Minnesota Plaintiff................................................................................... 41 a. Irving Cohen ................................................................................ 41 12. Mississippi Plaintiff ................................................................................. 42 a. Angela Hughes ............................................................................. 42 13. Montana Plaintiff ..................................................................................... 44 a. Carlos Buendia ............................................................................. 44 14. New Jersey Plaintiffs ............................................................................... 45 a. William Berbaum ......................................................................... 45 b. Charles Chapman ......................................................................... 47 15. New York Plaintiffs ................................................................................. 48 a. Mark Messina............................................................................... 48 b. Jesse White................................................................................... 50 16. North Carolina Plaintiffs .......................................................................... 51 a. Seth Davis .................................................................................... 51 010733-11/1053639 V1 - ii - Case 2:18-cv-04363-KM-JBC Document 65 Filed 09/20/19 Page 4 of 459 PageID: 2811 b. Miguel Fragoso ............................................................................ 53 17. Ohio Plaintiffs .......................................................................................... 54 a. Tahani Ibrahim ............................................................................. 54 b. Ion Niculescu ............................................................................... 56 c. Mark Smith .................................................................................. 57 18. Oregon Plaintiff ....................................................................................... 59 a. Tom Hoffman............................................................................... 59 19. Pennsylvania Plaintiff .............................................................................. 60 a. Gary Reising ................................................................................ 60 20. Tennessee Plaintiff ................................................................................... 61 a. James Turner ................................................................................ 61 21. Texas Plaintiffs ........................................................................................ 63 a. Salomon Campos ......................................................................... 63 b. Brian Hembling ............................................................................ 64 c. Dean Werner ................................................................................ 66 d. Lukas Wildner .............................................................................. 67 22. Virginia Plaintiff ...................................................................................... 69 a. Alfredo Arias ............................................................................... 69 23. Washington Plaintiffs............................................................................... 70 a. Kyle Kern ..................................................................................... 70 b. John Saviano ................................................................................ 72 24. Wisconsin Plaintiffs ................................................................................. 73 a. Erica Olson and Eric Stenglein .................................................... 73 B. Defendants ........................................................................................................... 75 BMW North America LLC