by Richard M. Wirtz | Sep 13, 2020 | California Lemon Law
It’s no surprise that the leading auto makers in the world are making so much money that the average consumer has to count the commas in the profit numbers to read it. That’s right — three commas means billions, not just millions. Twelve of the...
by Jessica R. Underwood | Apr 29, 2020 | California Lemon Law
Most of us have experienced that sinking feeling when your car starts acting up after the warranty has expired and you realize you’ll have to pay out of pocket for the necessary repairs. Or worse – when you bring your car in and unexpectedly get the bad news that the...
by Jessica R. Underwood | Apr 28, 2020 | California Lemon Law
Under the Song-Beverly Consumer Warranty Act, known as California’s Lemon Law, a consumer does not have to keep a defective vehicle to pursue their rights. In Martinez v. Kia Motors America, Inc., (2011) 193 Cal.App.4th 187, the Court of Appeal definitively ruled that...
by Erin K. Barns | Apr 26, 2020 | California Lemon Law
The California Lemon Law allows consumers who successfully sue to recover as damages the price “paid or payable” for the subject vehicle, subject to an offset in favor of the auto manufacturer for plaintiffs’ use of the vehicle prior to first defect. Plaintiffs may...
by Erin K. Barns | Apr 26, 2020 | California Lemon Law
The appellate court in Reynolds v. Ford Motor Company, — Cal.Rptr.3d —-, 2020 WL 1921742, made it absolutely clear: Courts cannot consider the contingency fee when making statutory fee awards under the California Lemon Law fee shifting provisions. Trial...
