Kansas Statutes Annotated 50-645 50-645 Motor vehicle warranties. Definitions; consumer rights and remedies. (a)As used in this act: (1) “Consumer” means the original purchaser or lessee, other than for purposes of resale, of a motor vehicle; and (2) “motor vehicle” means a new motor vehicle which is sold or leased in this state, and which is registered for a gross ... Read More »
Kentucky Lemon Law
Kentucky Revised Statutes, § 367.840 to 367.846 367.840 Purposes. KRS 367.841 to 367.844 shall be liberally construed and applied to promote the underlying purposes of KRS 367.841 to 367.844, which purposes are: (1) To protect consumers who buy or lease new motor vehicles that do not conform to applicable warranties by holding manufacturers accountable for certain nonconformities; (2) To limit ... 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 »
Alabama Lemon Law
If you have purchased a defective car in Alabama, contact a lawyer now for a free consultation. Our law firm may be able to help you with your lemon law case. Many new cars have significant problems. If the problems affect the safety, market value or use of the vehicle, the consumer might be entitled to either a new car ... Read More »
Arizona Lemon Law
Arizona Revised Statutes §§ 44-1261 to -1265 44-1261. Definitions; exemptions In this article, unless the context otherwise requires: “Consumer” means the purchaser, other than for purposes of resale, of a motor vehicle, any person to whom the motor vehicle is transferred during the duration of an express warranty applicable to the motor vehicle or any other person entitled by the ... Read More »
California Lemon Law
Cal Civ Code § 1793.22 Cal Civ Code § 1793.22 (2004) § 1793.22. Reasonable number of attempts to conform vehicle to warranties; Dispute resolution process; Transfer of vehicle This section shall be known and may be cited as the Tanner Consumer Protection Act. It shall be presumed that a reasonable number of attempts have been made to conform a new ... 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 »
Ford Motor Company’s 15-Passenger Van Subject of Product Liability Lawsuit Filed by Northern California Families
Lawsuit Alleges That Dangerous Propensities of Ford's 15-Passenger Van and Enterprise Rent-a-Car's Failure to Warn Inexperienced Drivers Caused Rollover Accident Which Killed 5 Youth and Seriously Injured 9 Others. 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 »
Nationwide Class Action Filed on Behalf of Purchasers of Honda CR-V Sports Utility Vehicles Model Years 2003 and 2004 as a Result of Automotive Fires
Abbey Gardy, LLP, Puls Taylor & Woodson, and Harris Kessler & Goldstein, LLC have commenced a nationwide class action lawsuit in California Superior Court, in the County of Los Angeles, on behalf of a class of purchasers of American Honda Motor Corporation’s (“American Honda”) Sports Utility Vehicle, CR-Vs (the “CR-Vs”) model years 2003 and 2004 in connection with American Honda’s ... Read More »