GM Ignition Compensation Death Claims Rise to 49
General Motors’ ignition compensation fund said Monday it has approved 49 death claims, four more than the previous week, along with five new injury claims, reported The Detroit News. In total, GM...
View ArticleAla. AG Shuts Down Dealer for Fraud
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — A county circuit judge has granted Alabama Attorney General Luther Strange a temporary restraining order against of Quality Used Cars and its associate Preowned Automotive, as well...
View ArticleMass Action Suit Filed Against TrueCar
MINEOLA, N.Y. — The law firm of Bellavia Blatt & Crossett filed a mass action lawsuit against TrueCar today, claiming that dealers have been injured by the lead provider’s business practices. So...
View ArticleGM CEO Barra to be Questioned in Ignition Switches Lawsuit
DETROIT – General Motors CEO Mary Barra will be questioned this fall by lawyers suing GM over its defective ignition switches, reported MLive. Barra is one of 35 current and former GM employees who...
View ArticleChrysler Ordered to Pay $150M due to Jeep Fire
A Georgia jury on Thursday awarded $150 million to the family of a boy who burned to death in a 1999 Jeep Grand Cherokee after a rear-end collision, finding Fiat Chrysler LLC’s rear-positioned fuel...
View ArticleFirm Suing TrueCar Files Second Mass Action Lawsuit
MINEOLA, N.Y. — Bellavia Blatt & Crossett filed a second mass action lawsuit against TrueCar on July 30, this time representing 100 dealerships that are currently affiliated with the car-shopping...
View ArticleSantander Faces Class-Action Over ‘Worthless’ GAP Coverage
CHICAGO — A woman who claims she was duped into buying “void and worthless” GAP coverage on a used vehicle has filed a class-action lawsuit against the company that financed the transaction. Joyce...
View ArticleVW Faces Billions in Fines as U.S. Sues for Environmental Violations
The U.S. Justice Department has sued Volkswagen for up to $48 billion for allegedly violating environmental laws – a reminder of the carmaker’s problems nearly four months after its emissions scandal...
View ArticleDealer Group Files Class Action Lawsuit Against Volkswagen
CHICAGO — On Wednesday, Ed Napleton, president of the Napleton Auto Group, filed a class action lawsuit against Volkswagen in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois on behalf of...
View ArticleNew York AG Settles Two Payment Packing Suits for $1.6 Million
NEW YORK — Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman’s crackdown on payment packing continues. On Dec. 8, the regulator announced settlements with SG Hylan Motors Corp. of Staten Island and Best Auto...
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