Los Angeles, California. 10/15/2019. Los Angeles based attorneys California Consumer Attorneys, P.C. (“CCA”) announced today that it has brought several lemon-law lawsuits on behalf of California consumers against numerous major automakers, such as FCA US LLC, Hyundai Motor America, Mercedes-Benz USA, and others. The lawsuits were filed by CCA in the Superior Court of California […]
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RV’s and The Lemon Law
RV’s (including motorhomes, travel trailers, fifth-wheels, campers, etc.) are known for providing years of enjoyable recreation to families across the United States. Indeed, more than 9-million families in the United States own RV’s and, every year, over 40 million people in the United States go RV camping. However, for some, the purchase of an […]
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A Brief History of Lemons
By Michael H. Rosenstein, Esq. California’s lemon law, the Song-Beverly Consumer Warranty Protection Act, was an outgrowth of investigations and public hearings by the California Senate Business and Professions Committee in November 1969. The committee concluded that aside from automobile repairs, the single largest category of consumer complaints was warranty problems. In addition to warranties […]
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The (Sally) Tanner Act
By Michael H. Rosenstein, Esq. Sally Tanner (born in 1926) represented California’s 60th District in the California State Assembly from 1979 to 1992. Her legislative career encompassed environmental issues, consumer protection issues, and issues relating to product safety. By the time she joined California’s State Assembly, our lemon law, the Song-Beverly Act, had already been […]
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What Silvio Does and Does Not Say
The court’s seemingly straightforward holding in Silvio v. Ford Motor Co., 109 Cal. App. 4th 1205, 1207 (2003) (“Silvio”) is regularly misconstrued, misquoted, and misinterpreted to stand for things that it simply does not say. Automakers like to stretch, squeeze, and shoehorn Silvio into an interpretation that serves their defense of a Song-Beverly Act claim. […]
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Is My Car a California Lemon?
While we’ve all had mechanical and electronic devices with defects that have driven us crazy, defects that affect our cars are often the most intrusive. It is never good news to hear that your car will have to be “in the shop” again for an extended period. When you receive such news about a new, […]
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Civil Penalties: Because Putting the Cookies Back in the Jar Isn’t Enough
By Michael H. Rosenstein, Esq. If you’ve reviewed CCA’s Success Stories, you’ve undoubtedly noticed that our clients – by in large – recoup much more than what they paid for their cars in settlements and verdicts. While many other lemon law firms settle for merely a refund or replacement of their clients’ vehicles, we hold […]
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Who Can Help My Car Pass the California Lemon Law Test?
As frustrating as it is to have an ongoing problem with your new or newly purchased or leased automobile, it is doubly frustrating to find that—in spite of all your inconvenience and displeasure—you’ve been told your car doesn’t qualify as a “lemon.” Just when you thought that the law was finally on your side in […]
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How CCA Stays in Business Without Charging Its Clients
By Michael H. Rosenstein, Esq. If you’ve spent some time on CCA’s website, you’ve probably already noticed that we don’t charge our clients for our services. What is more, we forward all litigation costs on our clients’ behalves. You may be asking yourself, how does a law firm manage to stay in business without charging […]
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Krotin, Lukather, and the Manufacturers’ Affirmative Duty
By Michael H. Rosenstein, Esq. The rulings in Krotin v. Porsche Cars North America, Inc. (1995) 38 Cal.App.4th 294, 45 Cal.Rptr.2d 10 (“Krotin”) and Lukather v. General Motors, LLC, (2010) 181 Cal. App. 4th 1041, 1051, 104 Cal.Rptr.3d 853 (“Lukather”) are twin pillars of consumer protection under California’s Song-Beverly Act. While the decisions concern two […]
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