JPML Creates MDL Docket for Harley-Davidson Antitrust Actions

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation has created an MDL docket for cases demanding compensation from Harley-Davidson Motor Company Group LLC after the Federal Trade Commission found it violated antitrust laws by forcing its customers to use only its own parts and repair services.

In a Feb. 8 order, the panel found the five actions present common factual questions arising from allegations that Harley-Davidson unlawfully tied the validity of its new motorcycle two-year warranty to consumers’ exclusive use of its replacement parts and authorized repair services, in violation of the Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act and state laws.