The Georgia Supreme Court ruled unanimously that a customer of Payless Auto Deals could proceed with his fraud claim against the dealership and one of its salespeople for selling him a damaged vehicle.
In addition to paying civil penalties and reimbursements to the state, the owners of the dealerships must work to resolve 45 consumer complaints. This is the second such settlement the dealers have reached with the state.
The FTC has approved final consent orders involving the deceptive advertising practices of 10 dealerships. The cases were part of Operation Steer Clear, a nationwide sweep focusing on misleading advertising.
As part of the settlement, the six dealerships must reform their advertising practices and pay fines of up to $15,000. A seventh dealer was served with a statutory notice of the attorney general’s intention to file a lawsuit.
A joint complaint filed in North Carolina alleges buy-here, pay-here dealerships targeted African-American customers for unfair and predatory credit practices that violated federal and state law.
The magazine’s legal eagle uses another dealer-targeted lawsuit to encourage dealerships to ‘walk the walk’ when it comes to their privacy policies.
The magazine's legal expert takes a look at a recent case involving what his lawyer buddies call "common law fraud," and explains why promises made by salespeople can be a tricky affair.
Legal expert Thomas Hudson points out the important of a "integration clause" to preclude the buyer from later claiming the dealer orally promised to include in the deal the sun, the moon and the stars.
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