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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 […]

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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

NY Attorney General Sues Towing Company

June 10, 2022 By CollisionWeek Editor

New York Attorney General Letitia James on June 7 filed a lawsuit against a towing company, known as Bobby’s Towing, and its owner and operator, Robert Scores, for allegedly cheating and harassing hundreds of New Yorkers in Poughkeepsie. The lawsuit alleges that for years Mr. Scores engaged in rude behavior, illegally towed cars, overcharged for […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Attorney General, Lawsuits, New York State, Towing

U.S. Department of Labor Recovers Over $161,000 in Back Wages for 19 Georgia Auto Repair Shop Workers

June 9, 2022 By CollisionWeek Editor

In FY2021, the division recovered more than $4.3 million for more than 3,500 auto repair industry workers. A Canton, Ga. tire retailer and auto repair shop shortchanged 19 workers by withholding first paychecks and paying overtime at rates lower than required, a U.S. Department of Labor investigation has determined. Investigators with the department’s Wage and […]

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

Massachusetts Right to Repair Coalition Calls for Prompt Ruling on Right to Repair Ballot Question

June 3, 2022 By CollisionWeek Editor

The Massachusetts Right to Repair Coalition has filed an Amicus Curiae brief in federal court in reaction to an April 15 procedural order again delaying a ruling, until at least July 1, on a lawsuit filed by the Alliance for Automotive Innovation, the association that represents vehicle manufacturers, challenging the law. U.S. District Judge, Douglas […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: AASP/MA, Alliance for Automotive Innovation, Lawsuits, Massachusetts, Regulations, Right to Repair

South Florida Towing Company Owner Pleads Guilty to Tax Evasion

May 5, 2022 By CollisionWeek Editor

On Friday, Craig Goldstein, 60, of Boca Raton, Florida the owner of a Lauderdale Lakes towing company, pled guilty to three counts of Tax Evasion for underreporting income and failing to pay federal tax on money he received through a Personal Injury Protection (PIP) kickback scheme and other cash-based fraud. The sentencing has been set […]

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

U.S. EPA Announces $1.5 Million Penalty for Schnitzer Steel Over Release of Refrigerants from Auto A/C Systems and Appliances

April 26, 2022 By CollisionWeek Editor

The United States, on behalf of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, has reached a proposed settlement with Schnitzer Steel Inc. of Portland, Oregon, to resolve alleged violations of the Clean Air Act and regulations designed to protect stratospheric ozone at 40 scrap metal recycling facilities throughout the United States. Schnitzer operates Pick-n-Pull, the self-service used […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Lawsuits, Schnitzer Steel, U.S. EPA

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