3M Files Lawsuit Against China-Based Thunder Finish for Patent, Trademark Infringement
3M and 3M Innovative Properties Co. have filed a lawsuit in the Western District of Wisconsin against China-based Thunder Finish Co. Ltd., alleging infringement of patent and trademark rights related to 3M’s PPS technology used in the collision repair industry.
Attorney Handling $1 Million Dallas Body Shop Lawsuit Among Scheduled Panelists for SCRS Summit at SEMA
Attorney Todd Tracy, who is representing the couple suing John Eagle Collision Center in Dallas, is one of the panelists scheduled to take part in the Society of Collision Repair Specialists’ (SCRS) OEM Collision Repair Technology Summit at the 2017 SEMA Show.
Wisconsin Body Shops Might Seek up to $1 Million in Damages from State Farm in DRP Labor-Rate Lawsuit
Pulera Collision, Armando’s Collision Center and Jay-Bee Collision Repair Center filed the lawsuit in June 2016, alleging that State Farm drove them from its Select Service network when the insurer lowered their hourly labor rate from $56 to $50 in 2015.
AASP/NJ: Texas Collision Repair Lawsuit ‘Big Wake-up Call’ to Auto Body Industry
AASP/NJ said the case “speaks to a number of concerns collision repairers face every day.”
Dallas Couple Plans to Re-File Lawsuit Against State Farm; Attorney Believes Case Is Strong
The Seebachans’ attorney said they plan to re-file the State Farm complaint when the trial for their related lawsuit against John Eagle Collision Center is over.
Texas Couple Drops ‘Neighbor from Hell’ Lawsuit Against State Farm
Matthew and Marcia Seebachan, the couple suing a Dallas body shop for allegedly botching a roof repair on their vehicle, have dropped a related lawsuit against State Farm.
Insurers Blame Assignment of Benefits Tool for Torrent of Auto Glass Lawsuits in Florida
Lawsuits filed by auto glass companies on behalf of insurance policyholders are on the rise in Florida, and insurers blame the “assignment of benefits” tool for the wave of litigation.
‘Neighbor from Hell’: State Farm Forced Auto Body Shop to Glue Car Roof, Lawsuit Contends
A federal lawsuit accuses State Farm of forcing John Eagle Collision Center in Dallas to cut costs by using an adhesive to replace a hail-damaged vehicle roof.
Judge Dismisses False-Arrest Lawsuit Against GEICO
After GEICO paid her for the total loss of her vehicle, Rosinda Matute-Castellanos played a cat-and-mouse game with GEICO and salvage company Insurance Auto Auctions, neither of which was able to locate the vehicle on multiple occasions.
John Eagle Collision Lawsuit: Dallas Couple Seeking $1 Million After Auto Body Shop Glued Car Roof
In a deposition, the body shop director said the shop performed repairs “according to the insurance company,” not based on the OEM procedures.
