The Lemon Law Blog
Covers news and events dealing with consumer law in California.
Author: Mark F. Anderson and Carol McLean Brewer practice at Kemnitzer, Anderson, Barron, Ogilvie & Brewer in San Francisco. Anderson also co-authors California Credit Law Blog.
Blawg Related Categories: Consumer Law • States • California • Solo / Small Firm
Recent Posts from The Lemon Law Blog
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Governor Signs Car Buyers Protection Bills
Gov Schwarzenegger signed two car buyer protection bills. Given the fact his own administration had publicly opposed them both, this is a stunning reversal. Senate Bill 95(Corbett) will require auto dealers to pay off liens…
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Owner Uses Clunker Program to get Rid of a Lemon Maserati
The Associated Press reports that a Subaru dealer in Golden, Colorado, did a double-take when a customer drove up in a 1985 Maserati Biturbo with 19,000 miles on the odometer. The owner, who had been…
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Chrysler Reverses Ban on New Product Liability Cases
When Chrysler went through Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection earlier this year the court granted an important request to prevent current owners from suing the new company if they were injured by a safety defect in…
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Enterprise Rent-A-Car Sold Cars with No Side Airbags
Side airbags, an important safety feature, were standard equipment on the 2006, 2007 and 2008 Chevrolet Impalas and on the 2007 and 2008 Chevrolet Cobalts. Even though the airbags were standard equipment, GM allowed fleet…
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Nissan's All Electric Car on Sale in 2010
Nissan will sell an all electric car, the Leaf, in 2010 priced less than $20,000. The Leaf has a range of 100 miles. The cars initially will be produced in Japan; later, cars for the…
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Consumer Groups Protest Chrysler & GM Avoiding Product Liability Claims
Chrysler and GM are using the bankruptcy proceedings to bar persons injured in accidents due to defects in their vehicles. Thanks to the bankruptcy, owners injured or killed due to product defects in vehicles produced…
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Chrysler Owners' Lemon Law Rights Are Preserved
The new Chrysler/Fiat corporation that emerged from the bankruptcy proceeding will negotiate settlements with owners of vehicles manufactured by the old Chrysler corporation. This concession was made in response to publicity generated by consumer groups.…
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Dealer Promises to Pay off the Loan on Your Trade-In Car & then Goes out of Business, What Protection do you Have?
Car dealers routinely accept trade-in cars promising to pay off the existing loan as part of the deal. But what happens when the dealer goes out of business without paying off the loan? That leaves…
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Best Cars for Teen Drivers
Accident rates for teen age drivers are pretty appalling. An aggravating factor is that parents often give older, unsafe cars to the kids. Given their driving habits, the kids should have the safest cars. Columnist…
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Be Cautious Buying from Dealers Going Out of Business
As everyone knows, Chrysler and GM are disenfranchising thousands of car dealers. Lots of used car dealers have gone out of business because of the rescission and poor sales. When dealers go out of business,…