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Diminished Value: The Secret to Glowing Online Reviews

Advising your clients to get diminished value compensation for their vehicles is one of the best ways to get positive online reviews and word-of-mouth business.

Ohio Appeals Court Upholds Judgment Against Auto Body Shop in Diminished Value Case

Evidence at trial showed that Sharon Woods Collision Center violated Nissan’s repair recommendations by using structural bonding adhesive to attach panels to Jeremy Williams’ 2010 Nissan Maxima.

Auto Damage Experts Warns Against Insurer Attempts to Use CARFAX to Resolve Diminished Value Claims

According to ADE, an Allstate claims person offered a diminished value claim settlement based on information obtained from a portion of a CARFAX vehicle history report referred to as “History Impact.”

Georgia Collision Industry Association to Hold Diminished Value Meeting Jan. 21st

“Post Repair Inspections & Diminished Value Claims” will be presented by Richard Hixenbaugh, owner of Atlanta-based Collision Claims Associates.

Jury Instruction Revision Means California Consumers Can Get Diminished Value from Insurers

California consumers can now recover both the costs of repair plus the loss in value to their damaged automobiles now that California Jury Instruction 3903J has been made consistent with California Civil Code Section 3333.

Court Rules California Couple Entitled to Diminished Value from Mercury Insurance

Attorney Montie Day says Mercury can no longer say that a claimant is not entitled to diminished value in State of California.

Diminished Value: Fact or Fiction?

Whether or not you agree with or support the idea that customers’ vehicles lose significant portions of their value after they leave your shops, the market has spoken to the issue, and it appears to be an inescapable fact.

BodyShop Solutions Releases Software for Supplements and Diminished Value Calculations

Collision repair software provider BodyShop Solutions has released two new applications to help body shops address supplements and diminished value calculations. The products are available for purchase online from BodyShop Solutions. The first application, Supplement Request Generator, will automatically generate a supplement request from information taken from the user’s estimating system. With this software, the

Oregon Supreme Court Decision Puts Insurer on Hook for Diminished Value

The Oregon Supreme Court backed up an earlier court decision that stated an automobile insurance policyholder had the right to receive compensation for the diminished value of his collision-damaged vehicle after it had been repaired.   The plaintiff asserted that the repairs made to his collision-damaged vehicle did not restore it to pre-accident condition.  

Another Leg to Stand On? Diminished Value

I’m not sure if you paid any attention to a recent story about an Ohio court ruling that an insurer had to pay for the “diminished value” of an insured’s car after a wreck. You probably should have in cased you missed it. Duke and Cheryl Rakich bought a GMC Yukon for $49,000 in 2003.