Property Casualty Insurers Association concerned language on replacement parts in guide may confuse consumers and collision repair shops. The Property Casualty Insurers Association of America (PCI) is concerned that the Consumer Guide to Insurance and Auto Body Repair released on May 25 by Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood may confuse and mislead both consumers and […]
Mississippi Attorney General and Auto Repair Task Force Release Consumer Guide to Insurance and Auto Body Repair
Last week, Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood announced the release of the Consumer’s Guide to Insurance and Auto Body Repair. According to the Mississippi Attorney General’s Office, it convened the Mississippi Auto Repair Task Force in August 2016 in an attempt to give consumers some guidance on navigating the relationship between the collision repair and […]
New York Attorney General Fines Used Car Dealer/Auto Repair Shop and Employee for Burying Hazardous Waste
New York Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman and Department of Environmental Conservation Commissioner Basil Seggos announced the conviction of Mahoney’s Auto Mall, Inc. and its employee, Andrew Fuller, for violations of the Environmental Conservation Law related to burying more than 140 gallons of hazardous substances on Mahoney’s property. Mahoney’s, a used car dealership and auto […]
Las Vegas Collision Repair Shop Pleads Guilty to Fraud
Nevada Attorney General Laxalt announced the guilty plea of a Las Vegas auto body shop for fraudulent practices Nevada Attorney General Adam Paul Laxalt announced that A Plus Auto Body, Inc., a Las Vegas collision repair facility, pleaded guilty to one count of multiple transactions involving fraud or deceit in the course of an enterprise […]
NY Attorney General Wins in Salvage Yard Pollution Case
New York Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman on December 30 announced that he has won a contempt of court decision against a Washington County scrap metal and automobile dismantling operation and its owners for failing to complete a court-ordered cleanup of environmental contamination. The Supreme Court of the State of New York, County of Washington […]