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Ex-dealer's tally adds loan-fraud damages

12:01 am U.S. ET | April 4, 2012
A former New York dealer who defrauded dozens of customers should pay $5,000 in punitive damages to a customer whose signature he forged on a loan application, a federal court has ruled in a civil suit.... Read More »
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Honda store avoids most claims in spot-delivery case

12:01 am U.S. ET | March 21, 2012
A federal judge in Florida has tossed out all but one claim, that of unfair trade practices, in a lawsuit by a car buyer whose financing application was rejected after she took delivery. The plaintiff will ask for a rehearing, her attorney says.... Read More »
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Chevrolet dealership in Oklahoma City faces court in GAP dispute

12:01 am U.S. ET | Feb. 22, 2012
A mandatory arbitration provision in a Chevrolet store's sales contract doesn't extend to a dispute over a GAP policy the customer bought from the dealership three days later, the Oklahoma Supreme Court has ruled.... Read More »
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Claims against S.C. stores OK'd for trial

12:01 am U.S. ET | Feb. 1, 2012
For the second time, the South Carolina Supreme Court has cleared the way for trials on customers' class-action claims that dealerships statewide collected millions of dollars in illegal administrative fees from their customers.... Read More »
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Ford Credit loses appeal of class-action status in dispute over lease-end policies

12:01 am U.S. ET | Jan. 25, 2012
Ford Credit has lost its bid to overturn class-action status in an action challenging its inspection policy for lease-end vehicles.... Read More »
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Ohio store prevails in truth-in-lending spat

12:01 am U.S. ET | Jan. 18, 2012
A federal judge has tossed out a truth-in-lending and equal credit opportunity suit against a Bedford, Ohio, dealership, ruling that the customer signed a valid arbitration agreement.... Read More »
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