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Former Denver Collision Repair Shop Owner Faces Lawsuit Over $4.4 Million Shop Sale

August 19, 2025 By CollisionWeek Editor Leave a Comment

A former Denver collision repair shop owner and restaurateur is being sued for allegedly inflating financial figures in the $4.4 million sale of his Englewood repair facility. According to a report in the Denver Post, Alex Gurevich sold Front Range Auto Group and its real estate on July 21. Buyer Valente Fernandez filed suit on […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Acquisitions, Colorado, Lawsuits

Maryland Chevrolet Dealer to Pay $30,000 to Settle EEOC Disability Discrimination Suit

August 15, 2025 By CollisionWeek Editor Leave a Comment

Automobile dealership forced out employee with PTSD, federal agency charged. Criswell Chevrolet, Inc. will pay $30,000 and provide other relief to settle a federal disability discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced. As CollisionWeek reported May 30, the EEOC charged that Criswell Chevrolet violated federal law by refusing […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: ADA, EEOC, Lawsuits, Maryland

Two Charged in Michigan Chop Shop Operation

August 12, 2025 By CollisionWeek Editor Leave a Comment

Two men have been charged for their alleged roles in operating a chop shop in Wayne, Mich. according to Attorney General Dana Nessel. Mohamad El-Hadi, 41, of Canton, and Dani Mourad, 44, of Dearborn Heights, were arraigned in 29th District Court in Wayne last week. El-Hadi, who owns Hadi’s Cash for Cars in Wayne, faces […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Attorney General, Lawsuits, Michigan, Vehicle Theft

Leader of National Catalytic Converter Theft Ring Pleads Guilty, Admits to Selling More Than $600 Million in Stolen Goods

July 22, 2025 By CollisionWeek Editor

A New Jersey man pleaded guilty Monday in federal court in the Northern District of Oklahoma to leading a multi-state operation that stole thousands of catalytic converters from private vehicles and sold them on a secondary market for millions of dollars, based on the value of the precious metals that the converters contain. Navin Khanna, […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Catalytic Converter Theft, Lawsuits, New Jersey, Oklahoma, U.S. DOJ

President Trump Signs Congressional Resolutions Revoking California Emissions Waivers

June 13, 2025 By CollisionWeek Editor

On Thursday, President Trump signed into law three Congressional resolutions that revoke waivers granted in the waning days of the Biden Administration the enabled California’s ability to set more stringent vehicle emissions rules than the Federal Government. Vehicle manufacturers, dealers and automotive aftermarket groups had complained that the waivers created a forced transition to electric […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: California, Electric Vehicles, Lawsuits, legislation, U.S. EPA

EEOC Sues Maryland Chevrolet Dealer for Refusing to Accommodate Disabled Veteran Parts Department Worker

May 30, 2025 By CollisionWeek Editor

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed May 21 that Criswell Chevrolet, Inc., one of Maryland’s largest independent car dealership groups, violated federal law by refusing to allow a parts department worker to have a service dog at work as a reasonable accommodation for his post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) resulting […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: EEOC, Lawsuits, Maryland

Florida Body Shop Owner Pleads Guilty to Bank Fraud

May 28, 2025 By CollisionWeek Editor

A Lakeland, Fla. auto body shop owner pleaded guilty to bank fraud after operating a scheme that defrauded financial institutions of more than $180,000 over two years, federal prosecutors announced earlier this month. Abraham Othman Yacoub, 27, faces up to 30 years in federal prison. A sentencing date has not been scheduled. From January 2021 […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Florida, Fraud, Lawsuits

Commercial Vehicle Industry Prevails in Lawsuit Against California Advanced Clean Fleets Rule

May 16, 2025 By CollisionWeek Editor

On May 15, courts accepted an agreement in a lawsuit, which requires the California Air Resources Board (CARB) to repeal the High-Priority and Drayage provisions of the Advanced Clean Fleets (ACF) rule. This rule would have required the affected fleets to purchase increasing percentages of zero-emission trucks. California has agreed that the lawsuit, filed jointly […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: California, California Air Resources Board, Emissions, Heavy Duty Trucks, Lawsuits, NTEA, Specialty Equipment Market Association

Tennessee Man Sentenced to Two Years in Prison for Trafficking in Counterfeit Airbags

May 12, 2025 By CollisionWeek Editor

More than 500 airbags were sold over four years. A federal judge has sentenced a Memphis, Tenn. man to 24 months in federal prison to be followed by two years of supervised release for trafficking in counterfeit motor vehicle airbags and transporting a hazardous material on an aircraft carrier without declaring it as a dangerous […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Counterfeit Airbags, Department of Justice, Lawsuits, Tennessee

Lawsuit Filed by 12 State Attorneys General to Block Trump Executive Orders on Tariffs

April 24, 2025 By CollisionWeek Editor

Attorneys general in 12 states filed a multi-state lawsuit to block the Trump Administration’s tariffs. The case challenges four of President Trump’s executive orders that claim the power to increase tariffs worldwide without congressional action. The case, State of Oregon, et al., v. Trump, et al. was filed in the U.S. Court of International Trade […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Attorney General, Lawsuits, Tariffs

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