Arkansas Body Shop Files Complaint with Attorney General over CARFAX Reporting Issue
Golden’s Paint & Body Shop concluded that its identity was stolen after a customer’s repair appeared on a CARFAX report that listed “repair facility” as the source of the information, even though Golden’s did not report it.
New York Attorney General Reaches Agreement With Auto Shop Over Sale of Salvaged Airbags
Settlement resolves allegations that company failed to properly test salvaged airbags it sold.
Mississippi Attorney General Begins Investigation into Possible Steering
Jim Hood implored U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder to investigate auto insurers and steering in March 2015, and one month later filed a suit against State Farm.
Miss. Attorney General Files Suit Against State Farm
Jim Hood, who recently asked U.S. AG Eric Holder to investigate auto insurers for steering, is accusing State Farm of a scheme to defraud Mississippi homeowners who filed claims in the wake of Hurricane Katrina.
U.S. Senator Urges Attorney General to Investigate Auto Insurance Scheme
Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) says steering has the “harmful effect of limiting consumer choice, creating a serious safety risk and suppressing competition in the auto repair industry.”
Oklahoma Attorney General Warns Consumers About Steering
Scott Pruitt is concerned that some insurers may be making dishonest statements in the steering of consumers and knowingly guiding consumers to repair shops that make substandard repairs.
ARA Takes Issue with Louisiana Attorney General’s Characterization of Recycled Parts
The Automotive Recyclers Association (ARA) recently sent a letter to Louisiana Attorney General James D. “Buddy” Caldwell responding to what it calls “mischaracterizations and disparaging statements” made about recycled automotive parts. In public comments related to a recent lawsuit filed by the Louisiana attorney general’s office against State Farm for allegedly steering consumers to direct
Louisiana Attorney General Files Suit Against State Farm
Allegations include unfair and fraudulent business practices to control repair industry and force unsafe repairs.
Louisiana Collision Industry Association to Host State Attorney General at West Monroe Meeting
Buddy Caldwell to serve as guest speaker at meeting, scheduled for Thursday, May 22 at the Hilton Garden Inn.
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 association says is an “unfettered commitment to consumer safety and awareness.” McGraw’s office is pursuing a lawsuit against Liberty Mutual and a West Virginia body shop for installing “junkyard parts” on a vehicle – an act they say violated state law.