Mastermind of $268k auto insurance fraud scheme sentenced to 20 years of probation. Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser announced August 20 the sentencing of a woman who worked as an insurance claims adjuster and masterminded a scheme to steal hundreds of thousands of dollars in fraudulent auto insurance claims. Colette Palin, 63, of Aurora, Colo. was […]
Texas Attorney General Sues General Motors Over Collection and Sale of Driving Data
Lawsuit alleges vehicle manufacturer deceived consumers on data collection and profited by the sale of data to insurers and third-parties. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sued General Motors for its false, deceptive, and misleading business practices related to what the Attorney General alleges is unlawful collection and sale of over 1.5 million Texans’ private driving […]
New York City Auto Recycler Could Be Fined Up to $497,000 for Pollution Violations
Company failed to clean up oil spills and other chemicals. New York Attorney General Letitia James and Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Interim Commissioner Sean Mahar announced a settlement securing full remediation and up to $497,000 in penalties against LSM Auto Parts & Recycling (LSM), BGN Real Estate, and two related companies for releasing dangerous […]
Texas Attorney General Sues U.S. Department of Labor for Attempting to Revive Overtime Rule
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has sued the United States Department of Labor (DOL) to stop the final overtime rule issued by the agency that the Attorney General believes violates the law and attempts to usurp authority not granted by Congress. Further, courts have already ruled that such a regulation is illegal. The rule would […]
New York Collision Repair Shop Owner Sentenced to Six Months in Jail for Sales Tax Fraud
Repair facility owner paid more than $700,000 restitution in sales tax in 2017 case. New York Attorney General Letitia James and Acting New York Commissioner of Taxation and Finance Amanda Hiller announced the sentencing of Jose Cardona, 45, of Oceanside, for felony Tax Fraud related to his ownership and operation of two Nassau County collision […]
Vehicle Manufacturers Seek Restraining Order to Stop Massachusetts from Enforcing 2020 Right to Repair Law Updates
Association representing manufacturers seeks to stop the Attorney General from enforcing provisions of voter approved law that was supposed to start June 1. On May 25, the Alliance for Automotive innovation, filed a motion in the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts seeking a temporary restraining order (TRO) prohibiting enforcement of the 2020 […]
Group of 28 Attorneys General Urge Congress to Pass Right to Repair Legislation
Letter urges passage of federal right to repair and design patent legislation to preserve competition in vehicle, farm and digital equipment service and repair. A group of 28 bipartisan state and territory attorneys general, representing states from Maine to Alaska, signaled their support for consumers’ right to repair the items they purchase – including automobiles, […]
Massachusetts Attorney General Will Begin Enforcing Right to Repair Law June 1
In a court filing March 7, AG says people of Massachusetts deserve benefit of the law approved by voters more than two years ago that has been delayed by Auto Alliance lawsuit. In a Federal Court filing Tuesday, Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell announced the Commonwealth intends to begin the process to enforce updates […]
Texas Attorney General Files Petition to Block NHTSA Auto Fuel Efficiency and EV Requirements
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a petition for review challenging the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s (NHTSA) corporate average fuel economy standards (CAFE) for certain cars and light trucks. The regulation seeks to increase the number of electric vehicles on roads nationwide. Ten other states have joined the petition. This challenge opposes the Biden […]
NY Attorney General Sues Towing Company
New York Attorney General Letitia James on June 7 filed a lawsuit against a towing company, known as Bobby’s Towing, and its owner and operator, Robert Scores, for allegedly cheating and harassing hundreds of New Yorkers in Poughkeepsie. The lawsuit alleges that for years Mr. Scores engaged in rude behavior, illegally towed cars, overcharged for […]