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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 […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: FCA, General Motors, Lawsuits

3M and sia Abrasives Settle Patent Infringement Disputes

November 12, 2019 By CollisionWeek Editor

3M Company, 3M Deutschland GmbH, 3M Innovative Properties Company, sia Abrasives Deutschland GmbH and sia Abrasives Industries AG have settled patent infringement lawsuits brought by 3M in the District Court of Mannheim in Germany and the Federal Patent Court in St. Gallen, Switzerland, and Robert Bosch GmbH has withdrawn its related opposition to 3M’s patent […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: 3M, Europe, Lawsuits, Patents

Service King Collision Repair Centers Settles Hazardous Waste Lawsuit with California District Attorneys

October 28, 2019 By CollisionWeek Editor

$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 […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: California, Hazardous Waste, Lawsuits, Service King Collision Repair Centers

Washington State Supreme Court Overturns Lower Court Ruling That Held Insurance Adjusters Personally Liable for Insurance Bad Faith Violations

October 4, 2019 By CollisionWeek Editor

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 […]

Filed Under: Feature Tagged With: Bad Faith, Lawsuits, Washington State

Delaware Court Dismisses Aquila Suit Against Solera

September 23, 2019 By CollisionWeek Editor

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 […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Lawsuits, Solera Holdings, Tony Aquila

Tony Aquila Sues Solera Alleging Breach of Separation Deal

September 10, 2019 By CollisionWeek Editor

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 […]

Filed Under: Feature Tagged With: Lawsuits, Solera Holdings, Tony Aquila, Vista Equity Partners

AASP/NJ Creates Legal Defense Fund to Aid Member Shops

September 9, 2019 By CollisionWeek Editor

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 […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: AASP/NJ, Lawsuits

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