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Antitrust Suits against Auto Insurers Suffer Setback

January 23, 2015 By CollisionWeek Editor

U.S. District Judge finds problems with the complaint brought by collision repair facilities alleging antitrust violations. Allows plaintiffs until February 10 to amend complaint on six of seven counts. 1963 Consent Decree found not to apply to current case. In an amended order issued yesterday, U.S. District Judge Gregory A. Presnell has dismissed without prejudice […]

Filed Under: Feature Tagged With: 1963 Consent Decree, Antitrust, Lawsuits

Illinois Supreme Court Justice Who Helped Overturn Aftermarket Parts Verdict against State Farm at Center of Election Controversy Again

October 24, 2014 By CollisionWeek Editor

Effort to get Justice Lloyd Karmeier voted off the court gains the financial support of Plaintiff Attorneys who could gain from reinstatement of judgments in class-action lawsuits. Donations in the election of Illinois Supreme Court Justice Lloyd Karmeier are again making headlines. This time, however, plaintiff attorneys were reported this week to have made large […]

Filed Under: Feature Tagged With: Election, Karmeier, Lawsuits, State Farm

Federal Lawsuit Filed Against 7 Insurers Alleging Conspiracy to Control the Cost of Collision Repairs

May 14, 2014 By CollisionWeek Editor

Repair facility alleges violation of Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organization Act, Fraud and Unjust Enrichment by the largest U.S. insurers. Seeks class action status. A lawsuit brought by a Pennsylvania-based collision repair facility was filed April 30 in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, Eastern Division, naming State Farm, Allstate, GEICO, […]

Filed Under: Feature Tagged With: Crawford Auto Center, Lawsuit, State Farm

ABPA Files Lawsuit Seeking to Overturn Ford Design Patents

December 3, 2013 By CollisionWeek Editor

Seeks to have body repair part design patents ruled invalid. Alleges Ford uses patents to limit distribution and increase cost of repair parts. On November 25, the Automotive Body Parts Association (ABPA) filed a lawsuit in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas against Ford Global Technologies, LLC that seeks to […]

Filed Under: Feature Tagged With: Auto Body Parts Association, Design Patents, Ford Motor Company, Lawsuits, Non-OEM Parts

Massachusetts Bill Seeks State-Set Labor Rate

June 4, 2013 By CollisionWeek Editor

Insurance commissioner would set minimum rates based on rates in neighboring states. The Massachusetts legislature will once again consider legislation that would establish a state set auto body labor rate. At a hearing scheduled for June 20, the Joint Committee on Financial Services will consider a measure that would set a state minimum labor rate […]

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Massachusetts Legislators Pass Right to Repair Bill

August 1, 2012 By CollisionWeek Editor

Compromise with automakers sends last minute bill to Governor’s desk. Massachusetts lawmakers have passed a last minute compromise bill to settle the Right to Repair dispute over OEM diagnostic information. The language of the bill was proposed in a joint letter on Tuesday to lawmakers from car manufacturer associations and the Right to Repair Coalition. […]

Filed Under: Feature Tagged With: legislation, Massachusetts, National Automotive Service Task Force, Right to Repair

Ameriprise Launches Online Claims Handling for Non-DRP Shops

September 2, 2011 By CollisionWeek Editor

New ‘Shop of Choice’ program designed to ease repair process through out of network shops. Ameriprise Auto & Home Insurance launched a new program last week that it hopes will improve its collision repair claims service through non-direct repair facilities. The company, which primarily writes auto insurance on a direct to consumer model in 44 […]

Filed Under: Feature Tagged With: Ameriprise, DRP, Shop of Choice

Last CIC Meeting of 2010 Hits Data Privacy, Repair Standards

December 1, 2010 By CollisionWeek Editor

New chairman comments on plan for results-oriented process for CIC. Although the results of the recent crash testing of non-OEM parts by Ford and the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, previously reported on CollisionWeek, were among the topics at the most recent Collision Industry Conference (CIC), the quarterly gathering focused on a variety of other […]

Filed Under: Feature Tagged With: Carfax, Collision Industry Conference, Non-OEM Parts, NSF International

Aftermarket Parts Certification Program Launched by NSF International

February 8, 2010 By CollisionWeek Editor

ANSI accredited certifier expects tested bumper parts to be available in 6-8 weeks. NSF International today announced the launch of a new Automotive Parts Certification Program to address concerns regarding consumer safety and compromised automobile crashworthiness from the use of untested aftermarket structural parts. NSF says the one-of-a-kind program verifies both the quality and performance […]

Filed Under: Feature Tagged With: Non-OEM Parts, NSF International

New EPA Rule for Body Shops: Guilty Until Proven Innocent

November 16, 2009 By CollisionWeek Editor

Every shop in the country has less than two months to comply with the initial notification requirement of the EPA’s new surface coating rule, but there is free help available if you know who to call. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is working to implement a new rule to reduce pollutants emitted by the collision […]

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