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FCA US to Pay $800 Million Settlement to Resolve Allegations of Cheating on Diesel Emissions Test

January 11, 2019 By CollisionWeek Editor

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles N.V. (NYSE:FCAU) announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary FCA US LLC has reached final settlements on civil, environmental and consumer claims with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), the California Air Resources Board (CARB), the State of California, 49 other States and U.S. Customs and Border Protection, agreeing […]

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

Judge Approves $250 Million Settlement Agreement in State Farm Class Action

December 17, 2018 By CollisionWeek Editor

Hale Settlement Approved

Approves September settlement in class action lawsuit against auto insurer. U.S. District Judge David Herndon gave final approval of the $250 million settlement between plaintiffs and State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company that was announced in September. The settlement in Hale et. al. v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company et. al. brings to a […]

Filed Under: Feature Tagged With: Hale, Karmeier, Lawsuits, State Farm

Boston Collision Repair Shop Owner Pleads Guilty to Tax Fraud

October 17, 2018 By CollisionWeek Editor

Collision Repair Shop Owner Pleased Guilty to Tax Fraud

Massachusetts shop owner failed to report over $569,000 in income to the IRS. The owner of a Hyde Park auto body shop pleaded guilty October 15 in federal court in Boston in connection with preparing false tax returns for his company, Automotive Specialties Inc. Richard Poillucci, 62, of Easton, Mass., pleaded guilty to three counts […]

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

Elon Musk Settles SEC Fraud Charges

October 1, 2018 By CollisionWeek Editor

Settlement requires Musk to step down as Tesla’s Chairman; Tesla to appoint additional independent directors; Tesla and Musk agree to pay $40 Million in penalties. The Securities and Exchange Commission announced September 29 that Elon Musk, CEO and Chairman of Silicon Valley-based Tesla Inc., has agreed to settle the securities fraud charge brought by the […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Lawsuits, Securities and Exchange Commission, Tesla

Elon Musk Charged with Securities Fraud for Misleading Tweets on Taking Tesla Private

September 28, 2018 By CollisionWeek Editor

The Securities and Exchange Commission yesterday charged Elon Musk, CEO and Chairman of Silicon Valley-based Tesla Inc., with securities fraud for a series of false and misleading tweets about a potential transaction to take Tesla private.  On August 7, 2018, Musk tweeted to his 22 million Twitter followers that he could take Tesla private at […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Lawsuits, Securities and Exchange Commission, Tesla

Former ASA President Sues Former ASA Board Member for Defamation

September 24, 2018 By CollisionWeek Editor

Ed Cushman, former ASA Chairman Elect, alleged to have slandered former ASA President Dan Risley at May Board Meeting. Dan Risley, former president and executive director of the Automotive Service Association (ASA), has filed suit in a Florida court alleging that the association’s former chairman elect knowingly made false, slanderous comments about him during an […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Automotive Service Association, Lawsuits

Collision Repair Facility Paying Over $67,000 in Back Wages and Damages Following Department of Labor Investigation

September 21, 2018 By CollisionWeek Editor

DOL Wage Hour Division

Resolves overtime violations of Fair Labor Standards Act. After an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD), Boehm Family Enterprises LLC – doing business as McElwain Brothers Paint and Collision in Ellwood City, Pennsylvania – has paid $33,731 in back wages and an equal amount in liquidated damages for a […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Lawsuits, Overtime, Pennsylvania, U.S. DOL

AASP/NJ Executive Director Calls State Farm RICO Settlement “Travesty of Justice”

September 10, 2018 By CollisionWeek Editor

Alliance of Automotive Service Providers of New Jersey (AASP/NJ) President Jerry McNee and Executive Director Charles Bryant have spoken out about State Farm and Plaintiffs settlement announced last week on charges it conspired to elect an Illinois Supreme Court Justice to avoid a $1 billion settlement against the insurer over its specification of non-OEM parts […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: AASP/NJ, Hale, Lawsuits, State Farm

NY Mercedes Dealer and North State Custom Settle Second Lawsuit

May 15, 2018 By CollisionWeek Editor

In what might be the final chapter in the parties’ continuing legal saga, Celebrity Auto of Westchester LLC d/b/a Mercedes-Benz of Goldens Bridge and North State Autobahn Inc. d/b/a North State Custom announced that they have settled their second lawsuit against each other. In 2017, North State Custom filed a lawsuit against Mercedes-Benz of Goldens […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Lawsuits, OEM Certification

Attorneys General in 17 States Sue to Block Changes to EPA Greenhouse Gas Emissions on MY 2022-2025 Vehicles

May 2, 2018 By CollisionWeek Editor

EPA had proposed revising standards last month A coalition of 17 Attorneys General is suing the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to preserve the greenhouse gas emission standards currently in place for model year 2022-2025 vehicles. The increasingly stringent emissions standards have been behind the adoption of lightweight materials in vehicle designs that have forced […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Fuel Economy, Lawsuits, Regulations, U.S. EPA

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