http://www.californialemonlawlawyerblog.com/ Published by Anderson, Ogilvie & Brewer LLP en-us 2012-02-01T19:26:08-08:00 http://www.californialemonlawlawyerblog.com/2012/02/civic_hybrid_owner_wins_10k_in_1.html A crusading Civic hybrid owner in LA won almost $10,000 in her small claims case giving Honda a black eye in the process. The LA Times article recounts the story of Heather Peters taking on Honda in small claims court... Lemon Law Cases Mark F. Anderson 2012-02-01T19:26:08-08:00 http://www.californialemonlawlawyerblog.com/2011/12/unfair_class_action_settlement_1.html In July 2010, Honda announced new software for the IMA batteries in the 2006-2008 Civic hybrids. The purpose of the update was to prevent the batteries from deteriorating. Since the batteries are under 10 or 15 year warranties, Honda would... Auto Class Actions Mark F. Anderson 2011-12-29T12:22:25-08:00 http://www.californialemonlawlawyerblog.com/2011/11/2006_jeep_wranglers_death_wobb.html http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vwiv23dLhMY 2006 Jeep Wrangler owners are reporting they experience a violent shaking at certain speeds. Check out the You Tube video. One owner, Heidi Schwartz of Annapolis, MD, said her 2006 Wrangler shakes between 50 and 60 miles per hour... Auto Safety Mark F. Anderson 2011-11-30T10:56:12-08:00 http://www.californialemonlawlawyerblog.com/2011/10/buy_here_pay_here_used_car_dea.html Buy Here Pay Here used car dealers prey on people who cannot buy a car because their credit scores are very low. Most of these people need a car. The Buy Here Pay Here car dealers do not use outside... Buying Used Cars Mark F. Anderson 2011-10-31T08:15:54-08:00 http://www.californialemonlawlawyerblog.com/2011/10/flood_cars_being_sold_in_arizo.html Joe Ducey, a reporter with the ABC affiliate in Phoenix, is reporting that cars caught in floods in the Phoenix area are being sold in the that area. Ducey counted 36 being sold one day in Phoenix. The cars are... Buying Used Cars Mark F. Anderson 2011-10-27T15:27:26-08:00 http://www.californialemonlawlawyerblog.com/2011/10/radioactive_used_cars_on_sale_1.html If you are shopping for a used car in Japan, be warned. It may be radioactive! Dishonest car dealers are selling cars contaminated by radiation from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant meltdown. The cars were supposed to have been destroyed.... Buying Used Cars Mark F. Anderson 2011-10-27T10:34:21-08:00 http://www.californialemonlawlawyerblog.com/2011/10/best_and_worst_bay_area_auto_r_1.html Consumer's Checkbook, which is a nonprofit magazine and website available by subscription at $34 per year, annually publishes the results of its survey of persons who have deal with Bay Area auto repair shops. The surveys cover price and... Auto Repair Mark F. Anderson 2011-10-24T16:01:04-08:00 http://www.californialemonlawlawyerblog.com/2011/09/governor_approves_new_protecti.html Today, Gov Jerry Brown signed into law new protection for California car buyers. The law will help protect consumers from unknowingly buying an unsafe, stolen or junk car. The new law requires all car dealers post a red sticker any... Buying Used Cars Mark F. Anderson 2011-09-27T13:40:49-08:00 http://www.californialemonlawlawyerblog.com/2011/09/auto_makers_cannot_force_consu_1.html Today, in a victory for consumers, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals held that auto makers cannot force consumers into binding arbitration in lemon law cases. The case arose after a federal district judge in Santa Ana held that the... Lemon Law Cases Mark F. Anderson 2011-09-20T20:55:33-08:00 http://www.californialemonlawlawyerblog.com/2011/09/california_court_rules_trucks_1.html The California Court of Appeal yesterday ruled that trucks used for business purposes weighing up to 10,000 lb. are covered by the California Lemon Law. This question arose in a case involving a Ford F-250 that the owner used primarily... Lemon Law 101 Mark F. Anderson 2011-09-07T09:23:51-08:00