Judge mulls Honda appeal of hybrid judgment

A Los Angeles County judge has overturned a nearly $10,000 small-claims judgment against American Honda Motor Co. that was won by a car owner who said the automaker misrepresented the gas mileage of her hybrid Civic.

A Los Angeles County judge overturned a nearly $10,000 small-claims judgment against AmericanHonda Motor Co.that was won by a car owner who said the automaker misrepresented the gas mileage of her hybrid Civic, according to a ruling released Wednesday.

A Los Angeles County judge rules in favor of the automaker, which previously lost a lawsuit in Small Claims Court over the Civic hybrid's advertised fuel economy.In a legal victory for Honda Motor Co., a judge has reversed a small-claims judgment that would have forced the automaker to pay a Civic hybrid owner nearly $10,000 for overstating the vehicle's fuel economy.

(Reuters) - Honda Motor Co has won the reversal of a $9,867 small-c

A Los Angeles County court commissioner rules that the automaker negligently misled Civic owner Heather Peters when it claimed the hybrid could achieve as much as 50 miles per gallon.The owner of a Honda Civic hybrid won an unusual Small Claims Court lawsuit Wednesday against the auto giant that some legal experts believe could change strategies for both Small Claims Court and class-action litigation.

It says a Small Claims Court erred by awarding a Civic hybrid owner nearly $10,000 in damages after ruling that Honda negligently misled her when it claimed the car could achieve up to 50 mpg.Except for saying that it will appeal, American Honda Motor Co.

Lawyers for American Honda Motor company are trying to overturn a highly publicized small-claims court award to a woman who sued over the poor fuel mileage of her hybrid Honda Civic.