Consumer Rights Law Blog


Consumer protection law and topics, defective motor vehicle and warranty law, product recall info; and motor vehicle industry news, notes, issues and updates.

Author: Ronald Burdge practices at Burdge Law Office in Dayton, Ohio.

Blawg Related Categories: Consumer Law • Product Liability Law • States • Indiana • Kentucky • Ohio • Solo / Small Firm

Recent Posts from Consumer Rights Law Blog


  • Rusty Toyota's Being Investigated

    Federal safety officials have told Toyota to cough up more info on the rusted frame problems in the 2000 Toyota Tundra truck and the 2001 Toyota Tundra pickup truck.Early stages of the federal safety investigation…

  • $430.32 for an Rv?

    It’s been over four years and the most expensive Rv albatross in US history is still around the federal government’s neck. Katrina was a disaster in far more than one way. What it did to…

  • Electric Cars For a Reason

    The car makers are all abuzz about electric cars. Seems like everyone is trying to build one faster than the others are (or better than the others are planning to do). But the objective of…

  • Top 10 Consumer Complaints

    Every year the state Attorney Generals run their numbers to see what scams and rip off artists consumers are complaining about the most. This year they all got together and totalled the numbers on a…

  • Is it identity theft or is it bank robbery --- and whose fault is it?

    We've talked before about identity theft and its dangers and lots of people have. There's even a terrific British Youtube about it and the puzzling question of whether it is really identity theft at all…

  • Formaldehyde in the Fall, on sale now

    Hurricane Katrina was a disaster for Mississippi and thousands are still affected, with populations shifted and the landscape scarred still. One thing it made the public more aware of, however, was not in the wind…

  • Massive Toyota - Lexus Floor Mat Recall

    Editor's Note: because of the dangerous and massive nature of the floor mat recall announced by Toyota yesterday, we are reprinting this article here to give it wide circulation.Massive Toyota Floor Mat Recall and Lexus…

  • Wizard of Oz Returns to Movie Screens One Night Only

    This coming Wednesday, the classic Wizard of Oz Judy Garland film returns to the big screen for one night only. It's a digital remastering of the original film that restores it to all its glory…

  • Tesla's Roadster Compared to Han Solo's Millennium Falcon

    The Tesla Roadster is here. And is it ever unique.Electric power that is virtually unheard of, both in its pickup and its range. Deemed quirky by some because of its odd fit and finish, but…

  • Toyota Hid Evidence About Liability, Their ExLawyer Says

    A lawyer who worked for Toyota says the manufacturer hid and destroyed evidence about accidents involving their vehicles from the courts, federal investigators and lawyers representing victims in lawsuits against the company.Automotive News is reporting…