Forbes has issued a list of lemons not to buy. It uses a combination of Consumer Reports reviews and JD Powers. Most of these vehicles have very low reliability ratings and keep less than 50% of their value after just three years. In our experience as lemon lawyers, we have found many of these vehicles’…
Ralph Nader was ahead of his time. Way ahead. He saw it coming: the growing discontent of what has come to be known as the “99 percent.” Bernie Sanders and the Trump phenomena appear almost to arise from the silent ether, all until one hears (or remembers) the clarion call Ralph Nader trumpeted forever ago…
Think CarMax sold you a Lemon, or defrauded you in the sale of their “Certified Pre-Owned” cars, vans, or trucks? A devastating ruling against CarMax will help your case. The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals on Thursday overturned a lower court ruling in favor of CarMax Auto Superstores LLC, saying the inspection certificates CarMax provides…
Wells Fargo Dealer Services has agreed to pay more than $4.1 million to settle charges that it violated the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (SCRA) when it repossessed 413 vehicles owned by protected servicemembers without obtaining a court order. The settlement will cover repossessions that occurred between Jan. 1, 2008 and July 1, 2015. As part…
The Federal Trade Commission has charged nine Los Angeles-area auto dealerships and their owners with using a wide range of deceptive and unfair sales and financing practices. The FTC’s action filed in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California seeks to end these practices and return money to consumers. This is the…
After a poor response by stores that continued selling these fire-hazard phones, the Consumer Product Safety Commission has issued a formal recall of about 1 million Galaxy Note7s sold before September 15. This after the FAA and Korean airlines regulators recommended consumers not to use or charge these phones on airplanes.
Starting October 3, there will be new consumer rights for 3 Million Servicemembers & Dependents! The Talent-Nelson Military Lending Act (MLA), 10 U.S.C. § 987, enacted in 2006, imposes a 36% interest rate cap, bans mandatory arbitration, and imposes other restrictions on “consumer credit” extended to service members and their dependents. The MLA applies to…
Ford Motor Co. added approximately 1.5 million vehicles to a safety recall over malfunctioning side door latches, more than doubling the size of the recall and bringing the total number of affected vehicles to more than 2.3 million, the company said in a statement Thursday.
When there is a flood, watch out for Car Dealer Fraud, selling flood damaged vehicles. That is what happened after Hurricane Katrina. Now, the historic floods that raged in Louisiana last month damaged an estimated 100,000 insured vehicles. The National Insurance Crime Bureau said the number of uninsured vehicles damaged by flooding may be even…
A pending class action in Florida was just settled, according to Court docket filings. The case, which covered a certified class of Florida consumers, was only days from trial. NHTSA orders an investigation on July 8, case suddenly settles on August 5. No details are available.
