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But Honda argued that if Paduano won, it would have to make additional, even contradictory, disclosures to protect itself from expectations created by the EPA estimates.

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Along with the allegations above, Paduano alleged that a Honda representative told him that hybrids are “more dramatically affected by outside influences such as air conditioning, driving habits, windows up/down, and vehicle load than normal combustion engines.”

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Honda argued that Paduano was trying to claim that Honda violated California law by repeating the EPA fuel economy estimates.

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Would Paduano really have relied on the extra claims, but not relied on the EPA mileage?

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If Paduano wins, Honda would simply have to stop making claims about how to obtain high fuel economy.

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Instead, Paduano alleged that Honda voluntarily made additional assertions beyond the EPA mileage disclosures.

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And Paduano also had the advantage of the oral representations alleged: “[Y] ou cannot drive in a normal manner in order to get the mileage,” by which the Honda representative meant “[a] ccelerating with the flow of traffic, stopping with the flow of traffic, accelerating as by law you're supposed to [do] to get on the highway, being at highway speed at the time that you're entering the first lane.”

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Building owner Tony Paduano said his wife heard "a large cracking noise" on Sunday as one of the roof's support beams gave way.

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Honda refused and Paduano sued for breach of warranty and false advertising.

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Another dealership employee told Paduano that to get EPA-level gas mileage, a driver must drive in a specialized manner that would be difficult to do on the highway and would create a driving hazard.

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