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House Committee on Financial Services Holds Insurance Hearing

The House Committee on Financial Services recently held a hearing titled, “U.S. Insurance Sector: International Competitiveness and Jobs....

5/23/2012 12:55:56 PM

Gunder's Receives Settlement Payments from Three Insurers

State Farm, 21st Century and Security National settle with Lakeland, Fla.-based collision center. Meanwhile, shop files new lawsuit against Travelers.

4/23/2012 10:13:33 AM

More Than 60 Collision Repairers Attend Florida Legal Seminar

One organizer says State Farm parts procurement program was talk of the event.

4/17/2012 8:26:25 AM

Liberty Mutual, West Virginia Body Shop Agree to Stop Using 'Junkyard Parts'

Liberty Mutual also will provide State with list of all West Virginia consumers whose vehicles were repaired illegally within last three years using s...

4/12/2012

Minnesota Court Awards $157,851 to Glass Company for Underpaid/Unpaid Claims from Progressive

Court rules glass company's charges were fair, reasonable and competitive.

4/12/2012

Florida Repairer Files Suit Against Progressive

Paul Hawks of Bernie's Body Shop in Lakeland, Fla., employing a "Limited Power of Attorney" signed by his customer, has filed a lawsuit for Breach of ...

3/29/2012 12:06:15 PM

Seats Filling for Collision Repairer Legal Seminar

"This legal seminar is not about how to sue insurance companies...it's about protecting yourself, your company and your employees from easily avoidabl...

3/27/2012

New York Body Shop to File $1 Million-Plus Worth of Short Pay Suits

Refusal to pay posted labor rate, P-page denials and arbitrary caps are just some of the accusations behind the suits against various insurers.

3/21/2012 11:26:43 AM

Free Legal Seminar for Collision Repairers Will Touch on Shop's Battle with State Farm

A collision industry legal seminar is being provided for collision repair professionals as a result of "overwhelming interest and questions from repai...

3/19/2012

Gunder's Gains Another Victory Over State Farm

State Farm concedes to previously denied procedures and materials to avoid litigation.

3/15/2012 8:14:37 AM

N.Y. Repairers Commend W.Va. Attorney General's Pursuit of 'Junkyard Parts' Issue

The New York State Auto Collision Technicians Association (NYSACTA) has commended West Virginia Attorney General Darrell McGraw for what the associati...

2/2/2012 9:14:53 AM

State Farm Settles Two Lawsuits in One Week with Gunder's

Gunder's "pounding the rock" results in State Farm settling two lawsuits he filed on behalf of customers for not paying for what he deemed recommended...

1/24/2012

'Junkyard Parts' Lawsuit Against Liberty Mutual Moves to Federal Court

A lawsuit filed by the West Virginia attorney general alleging that Liberty Mutual implemented policies that called for body shop owners to repair new...

1/23/2012

Florida Repairer Gets GEICO to Take 10 Percent Parts Discount Off Estimate

It took a little work and a lot of frustration, but Florida body shop owner Eddie Quintela was finally able to get GEICO to take a 10-percent parts di...

1/16/2012

ARA Tells W.Va. Attorney General to Stop Using the Term 'Junkyard Parts'

This week, the Automotive Recyclers Association (ARA) sent a formal letter of complaint to West Virginia Attorney General Darrell McGraw urging him to...

1/12/2012

Injunctions Filed Against Four Ohio Body Shops

Shops accused of being in violation of Ohio's collision repair registration laws. Agency director says state is stepping up enforcement efforts.

1/12/2012

Post-Repair Inspector Files Assault Charges Against North Carolina Body Shop Owner

Billy Walkowiak, owner of Collision Safety Consultants in Belmont, N.C., claims that Rick Russell of Rick's Body Shop in Gastonia physically assaulted...

12/20/2011

West Virginia Body Shop, Insurer Sued Over Use of Salvage Parts in Repair

The lawsuit states that Liberty Mutual began requiring that Chandler's, a DRP for the insurer, used reconditioned "junkyard parts" on vehicles three y...

12/19/2011

Insurers File Motion to Dismiss Antitrust Suit Brought by New York Glass Shop

Case has many parallels to suits brought by body shops against insurers.

12/15/2011

Massachusetts DOI Fines Progressive $125,000 for Misleading Customers on Rate Setting

According to the DOI, Progressive communicated to roughly 3,200 Massachusetts consumers that their credit information was used to calculate their auto...

12/14/2011

Florida Body Shop Owner Takes GEICO to Task for Deducting 10 Percent Off Domestic OE Parts Cost on Estimates

Eddie Quintela, owner of Collision Concepts Inc. in Delray Beach, Fla., has written a letter to GEICO to voice his objection over the insurer deduct...

12/8/2011

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