Any luck? And is this something I could look up from LexisNexus or another search? I have access at school (plus I'm a pre-law student), but I haven't seen access to anything called PACER.
Now when you say lack of jurisdiction - was Bosch AG sued? I still think it would be nice to have a class action to rectify the faulty HPFP's.
I have the Motion but haven't had the opportunity to post it. I'll try to do that this weekend.
You may be able to find it on LN but on occasion short bench opinions are not reported. You may get lucky, but you won't find the parties briefs unless LN picks it up separately. It was in the District Court for the Southern District of Texas. PACER is the federal court e-filing system. Anyone can get access to it.
Bosch was sued, but they were dismissed because of a lack of jurisdiction (12(b)(2)). If you can get Bosch's motion I'd definitely read it as pre-law. It was likely drafted by a law clerk as the issues are really straightforward and Con Law 1 type stuff (minimum contacts, purposeful availment, Int'l Shoe, Burger King...all the big jurisdictional cases you'll find in law school). Bosch's argument was that simply because it manufactured the HPFP and VW put it in the 'stream of commerce' by including it in its vehicles, does not give the federal court in Texas the ability to assert its authority over Bosch.
A new class compliant is certainly feasible.