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Category: Lemon Law

January 13, 2022

Federal Appeals Court in California Rules BMW Cannot Force Arbitration of Lemon Law Claim Based on Dealer Financing Agreement

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit rebuffed BMW North America’s attempt to compel arbitration of a customer’s California lemon law claim based on language in the customer’s dealer financing agreement. While...

January 14, 2019

GMC Acadia Transmission Problems, Issues or Recalls

When purchasing or leasing a GMC Acadia, the vehicle manufacturer or its appointed agent is accountable for upholding any express warranties it made. If you end up with a lemon and the manufacturer will not buy back, replace...

January 15, 2015

Federal Judge Allows Claim Based On Improper Calculation of Mileage Offset Under California’s Lemon Law

In a significant victory for one of the firm’s clients and consumers in California generally, attorneys at Strategic Legal Practices secured a ruling that allowed the client’s claim against Hyundai alleging improper...

June 2, 2014

Class Action Lawsuit in California Accused Hyundai of Violating Purchasers’ Lemon Law Rights

Hyundai faced a class-action lawsuit alleging that the company had illegally bought back or replaced customers’ defective vehicles without refunding certain costs. The lawsuit involved customers’ rights under the...

November 1, 2013

Lawsuit Alleges Ford Deducted Improper Amounts in Violation of California’s Lemon Law

In a putative class action lawsuit, a California consumer represented by Payam Shahian of Strategic Legal Practices with co-counsel alleged that Ford used improper deductions to shortchange customers who purchased and leased...

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