Avoiding Lawsuits Through Better Business Management
While every company would prefer to not get sued, chances are it will happen. So, if you’re interested in learning about some common issues with fairly simple solutions that could save your company thousands (or millions) of dollars if you are sued, please read on.
asTech Lawsuit Against AirPro Dismissed
AirPro Diagnostics LLC announced that the lawsuit Repairify, Inc./Astech filed against it challenging AirPro’s “Truth Campaign” has been dismissed by U.S. District Court Judge Ewing Werlein, Jr.
Court Rules Against Body Shops in State Farm Antitrust Lawsuit
The Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals in Atlanta has scrapped five combined lawsuits filed by body shops accusing State Farm and several other insurers of conspiring to punish shops that didn’t cooperate with its alleged scheme to fix prices and use substandard replacement parts.
State Farm Pays $250 Million to Settle Lawsuit Alleging it Bankrolled Illinois Judge’s Campaign
The Hale vs. State Farm class-action lawsuit alleged that State Farm violated federal law by improperly influencing Illinois Supreme Court Justice Lloyd Karmeier’s decision to overturn a $1 billion Avery vs. State Farm judgment over the use of aftermarket parts.
North State Custom, Mercedes-Benz of Goldens Bridge Settle Second Lawsuit
It looks like the legal spat between a New York body shop and a Mercedes-Benz dealership might be over.
State Farm Asks Federal Court to Dismiss Seebachan Lawsuit
State Farm is asking a federal court to dismiss the lawsuit that Matthew and Marcia Seebachan filed against the insurer for its alleged role in John Eagle Collision Center’s negligent repair of their vehicle.
Federal Court Denies Most of Progressive’s Motion to Dismiss Professionals Auto Body Lawsuit
Judge Kim Gibson of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania denied Progressive’s motion to dismiss the case for three of the lawsuit’s four claims, which means Professionals Auto Body can pursue its case against Progressive for alleged breach of contract, bad faith and unjust enrichment.
SCRS Releases Video of Todd Tracy ‘Anatomy of a Lawsuit’ Presentation from 2017 SEMA Show
The video focuses on crucial details of the Seebachan v. John Eagle Collision case, including depositions, trial and decision-making information presented to the jury that led to the precedent-setting verdict.
Class-Action Lawsuits Are ‘Wrong Way’ for Auto Body Shops to Fight Insurance Companies: Todd Tracy
During a Feb. 17 presentation at the Midwest Auto Body Trade Show in Altoona, Iowa, Tracy explained that he wants to represent body shops in individual lawsuits against insurance companies for short-pay grievances, not class-actions.
Todd Tracy on John Eagle Collision Center Lawsuit: ‘There Are Consequences to Faulty Repairs’
When Dallas attorney Todd Tracy filed a lawsuit against Honda on behalf of Matthew and Marcia Seebachan, he said to himself, “This is the greatest manufacturing-defect case I’ve ever seen.”