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• Car Buyer Rights in Virginia Extended Warranties
• Leased Cars Instead of Clunkers are Popular for High Schoolers
• 3 Auto Dealer Tactics the Overhaul Missed: By RON LIEBER
• CONSUMER WATCH: The downside of voluntary repossession
• Misrepresentation costly for Norfolk dealership
• USED-VEHICLE PURCHASE
• J. Smith v. Casey Chevrolet, Circuit Court of Newport News, Virginia:
• Charlie Falk Auto Wholesale, Inc. Pays Judgments
• CONSUMER WATCH: Looking for options in tough cases
• Consumer Watch: Couple gets some relief in warranty case

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Case Results

• Auto Fraud
• Richmond Dealer Guilty of Fraud, Punitive Damages Awarded

Awarded: $34,000 in punitive damages

• Dealership Found Guilty of Fraud in Sale of BMW
• CAR DEALER ORDERED TO PAY $140,000 + FOR FRAUD, CLAIMS POVERTY
• Charlie Falk Auto Wholesale, Inc. Pays Judgments
• Settled Case - Auto Fraud
• Settled Case - Prior Wreck Auto Fraud
• Automobile Fraud
• Auto Fraud - Settled Case
• Car Dealership Pays Over $114,500 For Fraud In Selling Wrecked Vehicle

Awarded: Over $114,500

• Misrepresentation costly for Norfolk dealership

Awarded: $114,400

• Auto Fraud Case Results
• Yo-Yo Sale Results in Allegations of Fraud, Violation of the Virginia Consumer Protection Act, Violations of the Fair Credit Reporting Act, and Equal Credit Opportunity Act
• GM Dealer Settles Fraud Case After Two Mistrials

Awarded: Confidential

• Dealership Settles Case on Automobile Fraud, Violation of VA Consumer Protection Act, and The Federal Odometer Act.

Awarded: $57,000

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DISCLAIMER: Please note that every case is different and these verdicts and settlements, while accurate, do not represent what we may obtain for you in your case.

Settled Case - Auto Fraud

In March of 2005, The Consumer Law Group settled a case against a Virginia franchise car dealership. The dealership advertised a vehicle at one price, but when our client went to pick up the vehicle, the dealership sold it to him for about $5,000 more without his noticing the change since the contract’s monthly payment was what had been promised. Three weeks later, after our client signed the contract and made a large down payment, the vehicle was repossessed because the financing fell through. This practice is known as a “yo-yo deal” or “spot delivery.” The Consumer Law Group threatened a law suit under the Truth in Lending Act (TILA) and the Uniform Commercial Code (UCC). The case was settled for $35,000.