The Small Claims Approach

A California woman’s approach to suing Honda in small claims court for allegedly failing to produce the advertised gas mileage for her 2006 Honda Civic has been reported by the mainstream media as an unusual turn. But it’s really not, said Jeff Weil, the Philadelphia-based chairman of the litigation department for law firm Cozen O’Connor. He should know. He has personally defended auto manufacturers on several occasions in small-claims court.