Car owners alleging Takata Corp. and several major automakers caused economic damages by concealing defective air bags should make use of the world’s largest auto-safety recall, defense attorneys argued Friday in Miami federal court.
Plaintiffs in the multidistrict litigation claim they would not have bought their cars knowing the air bags might kill or injure them with flying shrapnel, and the stigma attached to the Takata air bags diminished resale values. Manufacturers named in the suit include Honda, BMW, Ford, Mazda, Toyota, Nissan and Subaru.
