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...

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...

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...

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...