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AirPro Diagnostics Responds to Ford Lawsuit

March 2, 2020 By CollisionWeek Editor

Assures customers lawsuit will have no effect on services. AirPro Diagnostics released a statement in response to lawsuit filed by Ford Motor Company February 27 that CollisionWeek reported on Friday. According to the company: In response to the recent allegations by Ford Motor Company, AirPro Diagnostics wants to assure our valued customers and the industry […]

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Ford Files Lawsuit Against AirPro Diagnostics

February 28, 2020 By CollisionWeek Editor

Ford Files Lawsuit Against AirPro Diagnostics

Vehicle manufacturer alleges that remote diagnostic provider violated its trademarks and license agreements by providing remote diagnostic services using Ford software. Ford Motor Company and its Ford Global Technologies, LLC (FGTL) subsidiary filed a federal lawsuit against AirPro Diagnostics alleging the remote diagnostic service provider is infringing Ford’s trademarks and licensing agreements and is committing […]

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California Collision Repair Shops Charged with Felony Insurance Fraud

February 24, 2020 By CollisionWeek Editor

California Collision Repair Shops Charged with Felony Insurance Fraud

Department of Insurance and Contra Costa District Attorney’s office undercover sting results in eight felony charges against four individuals. To crack down on automobile insurance fraud, the California Department of Insurance, Contra Costa County District Attorney’s Office and the National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB) conducted an undercover sting operation targeting collision repair facilities across Contra […]

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

North Carolina Attorney General Secures $68,000 Judgment Against Two Charlotte Collision Repair Shops

February 21, 2020 By CollisionWeek Editor

North Carolina lawsuit

Judge also bans owner from operating an auto repair business for three years over deceptive trade practices and Motor Vehicle Act violations. North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein announced Wednesday that his office secured a $68,564.35 consent judgment against the owners of two collision repair facilities in Charlotte, N.C. A judge found Sterling Leonard Gabriel, […]

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GEICO Files Federal RICO Lawsuit in California Alleging Glass Shop Fraudulently Inflated Claims

February 19, 2020 By CollisionWeek Editor

Government Employees Insurance Company, et al. v. Winaffix Auto Glass, et. al.

Insurer seeks to recover over $150,000 in alleged fraudulent billing and declaration it doesn’t owe over $50,000 in outstanding claims. Following similar lawsuits in Arizona and Florida, GEICO has filed a federal lawsuit in California alleging an auto glass repair facility submitted fraudulent glass repair bills. GEICO seeks to recover damages alleging violations of the […]

Filed Under: Feature Tagged With: Auto Glass, California, GEICO, Insurance Fraud, Lawsuits

Auto Body Parts Association to Appeal Ford Design Patent Lawsuit to U.S. Supreme Court

January 17, 2020 By CollisionWeek Editor

The Automotive Body Parts Association (ABPA) said it is continuing its efforts to challenge the validity and enforceability of design patents directed toward automotive body repair parts. In July 2019, the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit published its public opinion rejecting arguments by the ABPA that design patents covering a hood and […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Auto Body Parts Association, Design Patents, Ford Motor Company, Lawsuits

Appeals Court Affirms Dismissal of Collision Repair Shop Racketeering Lawsuit Against Insurance Industry

January 3, 2020 By CollisionWeek Editor

Crawford’s Auto Center v. State Farm et. al.

The Appeals Court for the Eleventh Circuit finds lower court dismissal of 2014 class action lawsuit alleging insurers use DRP programs to illegally control non-DRP facilities’ rates was valid. An appeal by the collision repair shop plaintiffs’ appeal to overturn the dismissal of a Federal lawsuit against auto insurance companies failed in late December to […]

Filed Under: Feature Tagged With: Crawford Auto Center, Direct Repair Programs, Lawsuits, State Farm

Collision Repair Center Lawsuit Against New Jersey Manufacturers Insurance Moves Forward

December 9, 2019 By CollisionWeek Editor

The Alliance of Automotive Service Providers of New Jersey (AASP/NJ) reported that the Union County Superior Court has rejected a motion to dismiss filed by New Jersey Manufacturers Insurance (NJM) in a class action lawsuit brought against it in New Jersey. The suit, filed in June and led by plaintiffs Sam Mikhail (on behalf of […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: AASP/NJ, Lawsuits, New Jersey, NJM Insurance Company, Steering

CIC Video Details Interview with Consumers from Texas $42 Million Improper Repair Verdict

December 6, 2019 By CollisionWeek Editor

The Collision Industry Conference (CIC) published the interview with the husband and wife whose improperly repair vehicle was at the center of a $42 million verdict in 2017 against an OEM-certified dealer collision repair facility in Texas that a jury concluded improperly repaired a vehicle that caused it to fail to protect the next owners […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Collision Industry Conference, Lawsuits, OEM Repair Procedures

General Motors Files RICO Lawsuit Against Fiat Chrysler Over Labor Corruption Impact on Costs

November 21, 2019 By CollisionWeek Editor

Admissions in  Justice Department investigation form basis of complaint. General Motors Co. (NYSE:GM) announced the filing of a federal racketeering lawsuit against FCA (FCA US LLC and Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV) and former FCA executives who have pled guilty in an ongoing federal corruption probe. The lawsuit exposes a multi-year pattern of corruption that FCA […]

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