New York Attorney General Letitia James and New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS) Superintendent Adrienne A. Harris today secured $11.3 million in penalties from two auto insurance companies, the Government Employees Insurance Company (GEICO) and The Travelers Indemnity Company (Travelers), for having poor data security which led to the personal information of more […]
California Body Shop Owner Pleads Guilty to Underreporting Nearly $1.2 Million in Income
Will pay over $300,000 in back taxes and $250,000 penalty. The Internal Revenue Service Criminal Investigation (IRS-CI) agency announced that the owner of a Fullerton, Calif.-based auto body shop pleaded guilty November 15 to filing false tax returns for tax years for tax years 2015 to 2022, underreporting his income by at least $1,184,914. In […]
Long Island Collision Repair Shop Owner Sentenced for Sales Tax Fraud
Shop owner pleaded guilty to stealing New York State taxes after failing to report over $2.8 million in taxable sales. The owner of several collision repair facilities in East Islip, N.Y. pleaded guilty to grand larceny and was sentenced for stealing sales tax. Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond A. Tierney announced in July that Brian […]
Colorado Adjuster Sentenced in Auto Insurance Fraud Lawsuit
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 […]
Business Groups Celebrate Victory in Lawsuit Challenging Federal Noncompete Agreements Ban
On August 20, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce celebrated a legal victory for American businesses, workers, and the economy after the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas set aside the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) ban on employment noncompete agreements. The rule had been set to take effect on September 4. U.S. Chamber […]
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 […]
Six State Attorneys General Reach Settlement with Oil Change Franchisor Over Use of Non-Compete Agreements
Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser and a coalition of six attorneys general from Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New York, and Pennsylvania announced an agreement to end the use of non-compete agreements, that they alleged were unfair labor practices under state law, for hourly employees at oil change and auto services company Valvoline LLC, Valvoline Instant […]
Department of Justice Sues National General for Falsely Placing Insurance on More Than 650,000 Financed Vehicles
Alleges insurance was placed on vehicles financed by Wells Fargo even though borrowers already had insurance from other carriers. The United States has filed a civil complaint under the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery and Enforcement Act (FIRREA) against National General Holdings Corp. and its subsidiaries alleging that, for over a decade, National General erroneously force-placed […]
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 […]
Illinois Collision Repair Center Files Lawsuit Against CDK Global Over Impact of Cyberattack on Parts Supply
Plaintiff seeks class action status in lawsuit accusing dealership management system provider of negligently failing to ensure its servers were protected against cyberattack causing repair delays because parts could not be ordered. In a lawsuit filed June 25, a collision repair center alleges CDK Global was negligent in not adequately protecting its systems from cyberattack […]
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