Law and Rights
Well, now I've heard it all.
In a recent final pretrial in a case, the manufacturer's attorney didn't argue about whether or not the car was a lemon, he didn't even argue about whether or not it had been in the shop too many times or the defects weren't really there.
No, he came up with a new argument entirely: "We need the money more than your client does." Never mind the fact that the Lemon Law says they have to buy it back and make a total refund. Never mind the fact that the courts say the same thing, too. "We need the money" is not a defense to the Lemon Law. Never has been; not likely it ever will be.
"Needing money" so to speak, should have nothing to do with lawsuits or lemon cars and it shouldn't have anything to do with any manufacturer's attitude about them either. Matter of fact, taking care of their customers is what manufacturers should be thinking about. If they did that, then maybe they'd build the cars right in the first place and, when they didn't, maybe they'd just do what the law says they are supposed to do: just buy it back.
Until then, when a client says they've got a lemon, we'll keep doing what we have been doing since 1978 . . . helping people get a fair result.
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- A Job Well Done
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- Why Bbb Lemon Law Arbitration Doesn't Work
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- Who Makes The Worst Cars?
Okay, so you're probably wondering...who makes the worst cars? We don't know, but we do know who we get the most complaints about and who our clients file lawsuits against more than anyone else. We keep track of our numbers. And what our numbers...
- Manufacturers - The Good, The Bad, The Ugly
It is just a fact of life that some manufacturers seem to care more about consumers than others. We've been helping consumers since 1978 and have seen many manufacturers come and go. We think that the ones who have succeeded, and have stuck around,...
Law and Rights
"We need the money more than the consumer does"
Well, now I've heard it all.
In a recent final pretrial in a case, the manufacturer's attorney didn't argue about whether or not the car was a lemon, he didn't even argue about whether or not it had been in the shop too many times or the defects weren't really there.
No, he came up with a new argument entirely: "We need the money more than your client does." Never mind the fact that the Lemon Law says they have to buy it back and make a total refund. Never mind the fact that the courts say the same thing, too. "We need the money" is not a defense to the Lemon Law. Never has been; not likely it ever will be.
"Needing money" so to speak, should have nothing to do with lawsuits or lemon cars and it shouldn't have anything to do with any manufacturer's attitude about them either. Matter of fact, taking care of their customers is what manufacturers should be thinking about. If they did that, then maybe they'd build the cars right in the first place and, when they didn't, maybe they'd just do what the law says they are supposed to do: just buy it back.
Until then, when a client says they've got a lemon, we'll keep doing what we have been doing since 1978 . . . helping people get a fair result.
Subscribe in a reader- A Job Well Done
And we all love cake!If you have a lemon car, let us make the manufacturer take it back and refund your money. That's what we did today. And here's what a very happy client dropped off to give thanks and for our staff to enjoy (and we will, too)....
- Burdge Wins; Ford Loses
In a recent court case, Ford was required to back back a lemon car and to pay back to the consumer the amount that the selling dealer increased the actual purchase price in order to pay off the consumer's trade in. That's a first. Called "negative...
- Why Bbb Lemon Law Arbitration Doesn't Work
Every state has a Lemon Law (and Ohio's Lemon Law is one of the strongest) that can protect consumers but many manufacturers have nice close relationship with the BBB to arbitrate consumer Lemon Law disputes for them. Problem is, the BBB encourages...
- Who Makes The Worst Cars?
Okay, so you're probably wondering...who makes the worst cars? We don't know, but we do know who we get the most complaints about and who our clients file lawsuits against more than anyone else. We keep track of our numbers. And what our numbers...
- Manufacturers - The Good, The Bad, The Ugly
It is just a fact of life that some manufacturers seem to care more about consumers than others. We've been helping consumers since 1978 and have seen many manufacturers come and go. We think that the ones who have succeeded, and have stuck around,...