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AirPro Diagnostics Files Lawsuit Against Opus IVS

December 12, 2022 By CollisionWeek Editor

Firm alleges Opus IVS, its affiliates and CEO violated terms of 2017 agreement between the two companies and unfairly competes and interferes with its collision repair diagnostics services business. AirPro Diagnostics LLC filed a Federal lawsuit in Michigan against Opus IVS, its CEO, and its Drew Technologies and AutoEnginuity subsidiaries. The lawsuit, AirPro Diagnostics, LLC […]

Filed Under: Feature Tagged With: AirPro Diagnostics, Drew Technologies, Lawsuits, Opus IVS

Long Island Automotive Businesswoman Convicted of Obstructing IRS, Filing False Tax Returns and Structuring Cash Deposits

November 28, 2022 By CollisionWeek Editor

Defendant hid cash income to evade taxes. Defendant had previously been acquitted of insurance fraud at collision repair center in 2012. On November 9, a federal jury in Central Islip, N.Y. returned a guilty verdict on all five counts against Lorraine Pilitz, also known as “Lorraine Christie,” and “Lorraine Storms” for illegally structuring financial transactions, […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Lawsuits, New York State, Tax

New Hampshire Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Collision Repair Shop in Assignment of Benefits Dispute with State Farm

November 17, 2022 By CollisionWeek Editor

Majority opinion says policy language restricting an insured’s ability to assign the benefits of their claim to a collision repair facility is ambiguous, overturning a lower court ruling to dismiss the case. The New Hampshire Supreme Court on Tuesday overturned a lower court ruling that in favor of State Farm to dismiss a breach of […]

Filed Under: Feature Tagged With: Assignment of Benefits, Keene Auto Body, Lawsuits, New Hampshire, State Farm

PA Attorney General Charges 19 Individuals and 13 Businesses in Title Washing of Reconstructed Total Loss Vehicles

October 6, 2022 By CollisionWeek Editor

Alleged criminal enterprises submitted fraudulent reconstructed vehicle title applications to PennDOT, leading to potentially dangerous cars on the road. Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro announced criminal charges against 19 individuals and 13 separate businesses for “title washing.” The participants in these criminal rings included George Frietto of George’s Garage, Luis Salazar of Salazar Auto Sales […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Lawsuits, Pennsylvania, Total Loss

Collision Repair Center Bookkeeper Plead Guilty to Defrauding Employer of Over $2 Million

September 13, 2022 By CollisionWeek Editor

The United States Attorney for the District of New Mexico, Alexander M.M. Uballez, announced September 6 that Christina Joyner, 47, of Rio Rancho, N.M., pleaded guilty to wire fraud. According to the plea agreement and court records, Joyner worked for 25 years as a bookkeeper for Quanz Motor Car Company, that operated as Quanz Auto […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Fraud, Lawsuits, U.S. DOJ

EEOC Sues Safelite Autoglass for Sex Discrimination

September 8, 2022 By CollisionWeek Editor

Commission alleges company refused to hire applicant because she is female. The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed September 2 that Safelite AutoGlass violated federal law by refusing to hire a qualified applicant because she is a woman According to the EEOC’s lawsuit, a woman applied for an Auto Glass […]

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

Pennsylvania Collision Repair Facility Owner Charged with Submitting $426,000 in Inflated Insurance Claims

August 26, 2022 By CollisionWeek Editor

The Bucks County District Attorney office has charged the owner of the Chalfont Collision Center, located in Chalfont, Pa., who is alleged to have submitted nearly 300 false insurance claims over several years to four insurance companies, pocketing more than $426,000 in payouts.  John Paul Reis, 56, of Newtown Township, turned himself in yesterday on […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: CSAA, Erie Insurance, Insurance Fraud, Lawsuits, Liberty Mutual Insurance, Nationwide Insurance, Pennsylvania

California Alleges Mercury Insurance Illegally Steered Good Drivers to Higher Priced Auto Insurance

August 2, 2022 By CollisionWeek Editor

California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara yesterday announced a legal action against Mercury Insurance for violating consumer protection laws, including by selling Mercury’s highest-priced policy to “good drivers” instead of the lowest-priced policy for which good drivers qualify. This legal enforcement action comes after a Department investigation found numerous areas where Mercury’s business practices harmed policyholders […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: California, Department of Insurance, Lawsuits, Mercury Insurance

Husband and Wife Sentenced to Federal Prison for Fraudulent Tax Filings of Maryland Collision Repair Facility

July 7, 2022 By CollisionWeek Editor

Defendants required to pay over $2 million in restitution. On July 5 U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis sentenced Ercin Kalender, age 61, of Alexandria, Virginia and Lizette Kalender, age 44, of Alexandria, Virginia to one year and one day in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for conspiracy related to tax fraud […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Lawsuits, Maryland, Tax, U.S. DOJ

Decision in Massachusetts Right to Repair Lawsuit Delayed Again

July 5, 2022 By CollisionWeek Editor

United States District Judge Douglas P. Woodlock announced July 1 that his decision in the lawsuit brought by the Alliance for Automotive Innovation seeking to overturn updates to Massachusetts existing automotive right to repair law would be delayed again. In April, the Judge delayed the ruling until early July. According to the July 1 notice […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Alliance for Automotive Innovation, Auto Care Association, Lawsuits, Massachusetts, Massachusetts Right to Repair Coalition, Right to Repair

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