Californians for the past 54 years have relied on the state’s “lemon law” to fight back against car makers that sell them defective vehicles.
California's Supreme Court just passed two new lemon laws, one good, one bad. Here's what you need to know.
The California Supreme Court has overturned nearly 30 years of precedent and held that the state's Lemon Law does not cover used cars when the vehicle has an unexpired manufacturer's warranty. An attorney for automaker FCA (formerly Chrysler) said that ruling would block thousands of potential lawsuits. , delivering a victory to automaker FCA that its attorney said would end thousands of potential lawsuits. The surprise decision grew out of a case filed by a consumer who bought a two-year-old ve...
No one wants a car that keeps breaking down, but what if it happens to you? Lemon laws are here to help. These state-specific protections ensure consumers don't get stuck with faulty vehicles. Understanding how they work can save you time, stress, and money… · Lemon laws protect you from ending up with a faulty vehicle. If you purchase a car and discover major defects that the dealer can't resolve after several tries, these laws step in to help. They aim to ensure you're not left with a "lem...
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Californians for the past 54 years have relied on the state’s “lemon law” to fight back against car makers that sell them defective vehicles. Now, critics say Californians’ ability to recoup their money after buying a clunker could become more difficult, due to a hastily passed bill that lobbyists representing U.S. auto manufacturers and powerful attorneys groups drafted in secret. Gov. Gavin Newsom hasn’t signed or vetoed Assembly Bill 1755. His spokesperson, Brandon Richards, on Frid...
In California, lemon laws, which are put in place to protect car buyers, have now been hit... meet lemon law requirements, and that the warranty didn't apply. According to the court's...
By Ryan Sabalow | CalMatters · In the chaotic final days of the legislative session, lawmakers jammed through major changes to California’s “Lemon Law ” that protects consumers from defective cars even as members complained that the complex legislation was rushed too quickly. Gov. Gavin Newsom nonetheless signed the measure into law earlier this week, saying it was important to address a rising number of lemon law cases clogging the state’s court system. But he did so reluctantly, only...
by David Ettinger ; Tomorrow morning, the Supreme Court will file its opinion in Rodriguez v. FCA US, LLC. (Briefs here; oral argument video here.) · The issue in the case is whether a used vehicle that is still covered by the manufacturer’s express warranty is a “new motor vehicle” within the meaning of Civil Code section 1793.22, subdivision (e)(2), which defines “new motor vehicle” as including a “motor vehicle sold with manufacturer’s new car warranty.” Section 1793.22 is p...
by David Ettinger ; In Rodriguez v. FCA US, LLC, the Supreme Court today holds remedies available under California’s Song-Beverly Consumer Warranty Act — commonly known as the Lemon Law — don’t apply to owners who buy a defective used car, even if the car is bought from a dealer and still has an unexpired manufacturer’s new car warranty. Horvitz & Levy represented the defendant in the Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court. The court’s unanimous opinion by Justice Goodwin Liu conclude...