Eric Freedman [email protected] See All Staff Page Recent Stories Technician conviction in pedestrian's death upheld A technician who fatally struck a pedestrian while taking a service customer's vehicle for a test drive after an oil change failed to get his conviction for "careless driving involving unintentional death" overturned by a Pennsylvania court. Former F&I manager sues Indiana dealership The suit alleges wrongful termination, retaliation and sex discrimination by John Jones Chevrolet Buick of Corydon. Engine warranty case against Indiana Nissan dealership reinstated by appeals court A jury will decide if a customer was told a rebuilt Ford F-250 engine was under warranty. Appeal by service adviser fired for insubordination denied by Conn. court Adviser had alleged gender and pregnancy bias; customers had complained about her rudeness. Lawsuit: Fla. VW dealership added fees at lease buyout Customer alleges hundreds of dollars added in undisclosed fees when he tried to purchase his vehicle at the end of the lease period. Judge: Mitsubishi within its rights to terminate N.Y. dealership Brooklyn Mitsubishi had paid more than $800,000 in fines and restitution after pleading guilty to nearly 8,000 consumer protection violations in the sale of used vehicles. Nissan sues former New Mexico dealership The automaker claims in a federal suit that the terminated dealership won't let Nissan workers remove signage and continues to sell used vehicles out of the location. Suit alleges disability discrimination by Pa. dealership An applicant for a parts department job said he would need help lifting more than 50 pounds because of an injury. La. judge dismisses ADA claim in slip-and-fall case The judge said the defendant failed to make the case that the dealership owner or employees knew about her disability, or that she was subjected to discrimination based on her disability. Mass. court rules dealership not liable for negligence of service loaner driver The attorney for the Mercedes-Benz dealership called it "an important case for car dealers." New York dealership files lawsuit against former special finance manager The dealership alleges the ex-special finance manager falsely listed accessories that were not on the vehicles. Slip-and-fall case against dealership all wet, appeals court rules The three-judge panel ruled the plaintiff did not produce sufficient evidence in her 2019 slip-and-fall case against Classic BMW, which is now Sewell BMW of Plano. Wisconsin Kia dealership's noncompete clause ruled invalid The appeals court said Kia of Madison failed to show its noncompete agreement was "reasonably necessary" to protect its business. NYC dealership group sues firm it hired to uncover fraud Star Auto Sales said it had to hire other accounting firms to do the investigations instead. Lube tech sues Fla. dealership, claims underpayment Lube techs were promised a more lucrative flag rate but instead were paid an hourly rate with no overtime, according to the lawsuit. Load More