$2.35 million settlement with 11 county District Attorneys follows undercover operation examining store waste streams. Service King Paint & Body, LLC, with 42 collision repair centers in California, has agreed to pay $2.35 million to settle a civil environmental prosecution alleging the company mishandled hazardous waste and confidential customer information. The settlement was announced by […]
Washington State Supreme Court Overturns Lower Court Ruling That Held Insurance Adjusters Personally Liable for Insurance Bad Faith Violations
Majority on Supreme Court find that individual insurance adjusters not personally liable under state law. The Supreme Court of the State of Washington yesterday ruled 5-4 in favor of Allstate Insurance and one of its adjusters in a closely watched case where an appellate court had ruled that individual adjusters could be held liable, along […]
Delaware Court Dismisses Aquila Suit Against Solera
According to an article in the Wall Street Journal, a Delaware judge dismissed a lawsuit filed by Tony Aquila, the former chief executive of Solera Holdings Inc., against the company that alleged it breached the terms of his separation agreement. According to the report, the dispute is being reviewed and will be resolved by arbitrators […]
Tony Aquila Sues Solera Alleging Breach of Separation Deal
The founder and former CEO of Solera filed a lawsuit in Delaware State Court alleging company manufactured breach of contract to avoid awarding over $100 million in stock options. Tony Aquila, the founder and former CEO of Solera who left the company earlier this year, filed a lawsuit on September 4, in Delaware state court […]
AASP/NJ Creates Legal Defense Fund to Aid Member Shops
The Alliance of Automotive Service Providers of New Jersey (AASP/NJ) announced it has established a Legal Defense Fund to provide financial assistance to member shops battling industry-related issues through the legal process. The Legal Defense Fund is designed exclusively for AASP/NJ members in good standing, and is offered at the discretion of AASP/NJ’s Board of […]
3M and Saint-Gobain Settle Paint Spray Patent Dispute
3M Company and Saint-Gobain Abrasives Inc. announced they have settled a long-standing patent dispute in Europe that related to 3M’s Paint Preparation System (PPS) and Saint-Gobain’s “Norton Paint Systems” (NPS) brand. The settlement covers infringement actions brought by 3M under several European patents against Saint-Gobain Abrasives in Germany and in France and corresponding actions by […]
Federal Appeals Court Rules Against ABPA in Ford Collision Repair Part Design Patent Suit
Upholds lower court finding that Ford’s design patents for the F-150 are valid and enforceable. The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit on July 23 published its public opinion rejecting arguments by the Automotive Body Parts Association (ABPA) that design patents covering a hood and headlamp for the Ford F-150 are invalid. […]
Vermont Supreme Court Awards Over $40,000 to Collision Repair Shop in Short Pay Case
Justices reverse Superior Court ruling in favor of Nationwide Insurance in assignment of benefits lawsuit involving over 70 claims. The Vermont Supreme Court on June 28 reversed a lower court ruling that had overturned a jury award of over $40,000 to a Vermont collision repair facility that had sued Nationwide Insurance for underpayments on claims. […]
LexisNexis Settles Multistate Lawsuit over Resale of Vehicle Accident Reports
LexisNexis Risk Solutions and several of its affiliates have agreed to settle a $5.8 million multistate lawsuit over claims that the company knowingly failed to pay contractually agreed fees for the resale of vehicle accident reports it obtained from law enforcement agencies in Massachusetts and other states. Massachusetts will receive approximately $750,000 as part of […]
EEOC Sues North Carolina Towing Company Alleging Sexual Harassment
Hunter Auto & Wrecker Service, Inc., in Charlotte, N.C. is alleged to have violated federal law when it subjected a female employee to a sexually hostile work environment, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed June 26. According to the EEOC’s suit, Sharon McInnis worked in a Hunter Auto & […]
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