Case 2:18-cv-04363-JMV-MF Document 26 Filed 08/03/18 Page 1 of 425 PageID: 1268 James E. Cecchi Steve W. Berman Carella, Byrne, Cecchi, Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro LLP Olstein, Brody & Agnello, P.C. 1918 Eighth Avenue, Suite 3300 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 CONSOLIDATED CLASS ACTION PRICE, GARNER RICKMAN, DARSHAN 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. Case 2:18-cv-04363-JMV-MF Document 26 Filed 08/03/18 Page 2 of 425 PageID: 1269 TABLE OF CONTENTS Page I. INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................. 1 II. JURISDICTION ................................................................................................................ 8 III. VENUE .............................................................................................................................. 8 IV. PARTIES ........................................................................................................................... 9 A. Plaintiffs ................................................................................................................. 9 1. Alabama Plaintiffs ..................................................................................... 9 a. Joshua Hu ....................................................................................... 9 b. Charles Rogers ............................................................................. 10 2. Arizona Plaintiff....................................................................................... 12 a. Rickey Evans ............................................................................... 12 3. California Plaintiffs .................................................................................. 13 a. Brian Beckner .............................................................................. 13 b. Chad Maccanelli .......................................................................... 15 c. Ellis Goldfrit ................................................................................ 16 d. Werner Rogmans ......................................................................... 18 e. Eric Sanchez ................................................................................. 19 4. Colorado Plaintiffs ................................................................................... 20 a. Jeffrey Price ................................................................................. 20 b. Garner Rickman ........................................................................... 22 5. Georgia Plaintiffs ..................................................................................... 23 a. Darshan Patel ............................................................................... 23 b. Charles Campbell ......................................................................... 25 c. Dr. Alexander VanDamme .......................................................... 26 Error! Unknown document property name. - i - Case 2:18-cv-04363-JMV-MF Document 26 Filed 08/03/18 Page 3 of 425 PageID: 1270 6. Illinois Plaintiffs....................................................................................... 28 a. Christine Griffith .......................................................................... 28 b. Gene Quint ................................................................................... 29 7. Indiana Plaintiff ....................................................................................... 30 a. Jacob Biggins ............................................................................... 30 8. Louisiana Plaintiff .................................................................................... 32 a. Tarrah Pee .................................................................................... 33 9. Maryland Plaintiff .................................................................................... 35 a. Ziwen Li ....................................................................................... 35 10. Minnesota Plaintiff................................................................................... 36 a. Irving Cohen ................................................................................ 36 11. Mississippi Plaintiff ................................................................................. 38 a. Angela Hughes ............................................................................. 38 12. Montana Plaintiff ..................................................................................... 39 a. Carlos Buendia ............................................................................. 39 13. New Jersey Plaintiffs ............................................................................... 41 a. William Berbaum ......................................................................... 41 b. Charles Chapman ......................................................................... 42 14. New York Plaintiffs ................................................................................. 44 a. Mark Messina............................................................................... 44 b. Jesse White................................................................................... 45 15. North Carolina Plaintiffs .......................................................................... 47 a. Seth Davis .................................................................................... 47 b. Miguel Fragoso ............................................................................ 48 16. Ohio Plaintiffs .......................................................................................... 50 Error! Unknown document property name. - ii - Case 2:18-cv-04363-JMV-MF Document 26 Filed 08/03/18 Page 4 of 425 PageID: 1271 a. Tahani Ibrahim ............................................................................. 50 b. Ion Niculescu ............................................................................... 51 c. Mark Smith .................................................................................. 53 17. Oregon Plaintiff ....................................................................................... 54 a. Tom Hoffman............................................................................... 54 18. Pennsylvania Plaintiff .............................................................................. 55 a. Gary Reising ................................................................................ 55 19. Tennessee Plaintiff ................................................................................... 57 a. James Turner ................................................................................ 57 20. Texas Plaintiffs ........................................................................................ 58 a. Salomon Campos ......................................................................... 58 b. Brian Hembling ............................................................................ 60 c. Dean Werner ................................................................................ 61 d. Lukas Wildner .............................................................................. 63 21. Virginia Plaintiff ...................................................................................... 64 a. Alfredo Arias ............................................................................... 64 22. Washington Plaintiffs............................................................................... 66 a. Kyle Kern ..................................................................................... 66 b. John Saviano ................................................................................ 67 23. Wisconsin Plaintiffs ................................................................................. 69 a. Erica Olson and Eric Stenglein .................................................... 69 B. Defendants ........................................................................................................... 70 1. BMW North America LLC (“BMW USA”) ............................................ 70 2. Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengessellschaft ..................................... 71 3. The Bosch Defendants ............................................................................