The new year brings new expectations, new commitments and of course, some new driving laws. Read More »
New Year, New Laws: Auto Club Details Changes for California Drivers
New penalties for drunk drivers, street racers, and "pocket bike" riders - along with improvements to California's teen driving requirements - are among the laws taking effect as of Sunday, Jan. 1, according to the Automobile Club of Southern California. Read More »
Iowa Disappointed With MN House of Representatives Move Against Child Passenger Safety
Last night, Tuesday, April 26, the House Ways & Means Committee deleted language out of the House Public Safety Omnibus bill that would have saved the lives of Minnesota children and prevented substantial numbers of severe injuries.That language would have strengthened Minnesota's child passenger safety law, which currently is one of the weakest in the nation. Read More »
Motley Rice Secures Settlement Agreement in Strickland V. Ford Motor
Motley Rice Secures Settlement Agreement in Strickland V. Ford Motor Company; Case Was Catalyst for Discovery of Defective Door Latch Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina — Nationally recognized law firm, Motley Rice LLC, today announced that after three weeks of trial, the firm has successfully reached a settlement agreement with Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F) in the Zachary Strickland v. Ford Motor ... Read More »
GEICO v. Google: Insurance Company Tries to Limit Consumer Access to Information on the Worldwide Web
A consumer searching online for information about an insurance company should not be barred from seeing ads from that company's competitors, Public Citizen said today in a "friend of the court" brief involving a lawsuit filed by Government Employees Insurance Company (GEICO). Read More »
Suzuki and Consumers Union Agree to Settle Lawsuit
Consumers Union (CU) and Suzuki disagree with respect to the validity of CU's short course avoidance maneuver tests of the Samurai in 1988. Read More »
NHTSA Weakens Own Authority in Latest Rule
NHTSA approves ruling that allows dealers to continue selling defective vehicles without informing the buyer, by placing no time limit within which manufacturers must tell dealers of defects. Instead, manufacturers may create their own schedule and take their time in fixing safety problems. Read More »
Pennsylvania Announced Multi-State Action Against Major Ford and Lincoln-Mercury Car Dealers and Credit Company in Alleged Inflated Lease ‘Payoff’ Scheme
Attorney General Jerry Pappert today announced the filing of a multi-state lawsuit and consent agreement following an investigation into claims that consumers were charged inflated costs for early termination of their car or truck lease contracts. The alleged illegal business practice affected nearly 7,000 Pennsylvanians who are eligible for restitution. Pappert identified the defendants as Ford Motor Credit Company based ... Read More »
Ford Motor Credit and Dealers Reach Settlement with States in Leasing Dispute
Attorney General Mike Cox announced today a multistate settlement with Ford Motor Credit regarding its leasing practices, impacting more than 150,000 Ford customers and bringing $485,500 to the State of Michigan in legal fees and costs. “Through this settlement, Ford Motor Credit and its dealers are proactively correcting these leasing practices,” Cox said. “Ford Motor Credit and the participating dealers ... Read More »
Lemon Law Website Honored as One of the Best Legal Sites in the Nation
MyLemon.com, a website operated by David J. Gorberg of the law firm of Gorberg, Gorberg and Zuber and providing Pennsylvania and New Jersey lemon law information, was named one of the best law firm web sites in the nation by Law Office Computing Magazine. Read More »