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   In a case in which CCL prevailed in the Seventh Circuit, Burmaster v. Herman, Brian Burmaster filed a pro se petition for certiorari in the U.S. Supreme Court. The petition argues that his case was not frivolous, as the magistrate judge found in the Eastern District of Wisconsin, but ignores the Seventh Circuit's affirmance on the alternative ground that there was no jurisdiction over the case.

    Burmaster's petition is one of several he has filed against various people and corporations. He further asserts that he has an international lawyer who is pursuing remedies in international judicial arenas.

    By waiving its right to file an immediate brief in opposition to cert, CCL can move the case forward more quickly and reach a final disposition.

 

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     As part of the team representing the plaintiffs, CCL filed a brief opposing Fiat Chrysler's motion to overturn a jury verdict against them over a vehicle that violated California's lemon law. The jury awarded the cost of the vehicle and $500,000 in punitive damages.

     The trial had centered on the failure of the car's TIPM module, which delivers electricity throughout the car. Its failure, a persistent problem that Chrysler vehicles suffered over a number of years, resulted in the car failing to start or stalling out. The record showed that, although Fiat Chrysler knew about the problem before the family bought the vehicle in question, it failed to warn consumers about the problem.

     Fiat Chrysler argued in its motion that the evidence was insufficient for a jury to find liability and support punitive damages. The brief supports the verdict by demonstrating that ample evidence to support the verdict and that the punitive damages do not violate due process.

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