In the United States, a car that has been labeled a “lemon” has significant problems. Often times, the car manufacturer has been unable to fix the vehicle after numerous repair attempts. Usually, each state has its own lemon laws (such as the Texas Lemon Law). In Canada, however there is…
What do you do when your brand new vehicle is already out of commission and you purchased the vehicle new in Georgia? If this scenario sounds familiar to you, then the Georgia Lemon Law might be helpful in your case. In Georgia, anyone who has purchased, registered, or leased a…
As we say goodbye to 2007, I have compiled a list of top 5 Texas Lemon Law articles I’ve written this year. The purpose of this is to re-cap articles that I find is helpful for consumers who may be stuck with a lemon car. 1) Lemon Laundering — this…
Lemon laundering is the practice whereby car manufacturers resell a vehicle to a third innocent subsequent car buyer after it has been repurchased or replaced from the original car owner under applicable state lemon laws. Here at my Dallas, Texas lemon law practice, I get calls about this very often.…
The state of Wisconsin is considering a puppy lemon law to protect consumers from puppies or animal with health problems that are unknown to the buyer and were not disclosed prior to the time of purchase by the seller. This will help combat puppy mill establishments and also shift the…
Often times, consumers who purchased lemon cars call my office to seek guidance under the Texas Lemon Law, but I have yet to encounter a potential client that has done this before… To signify that the vehicle she purchased is a lemon, Christy Direnzo painted yellow lemons and the car…
Jalopnik, an online website dedicated to car fanatics, recently posted a guide to lemon laws. Although the discussion on this article did not mention specific Texas Lemon Law, it is still worth a good read to learn about general lemon laws and other related laws that might be helpful to…
Last month, I compared the current Texas Lemon Law with Australia’s upcoming lemon law and also provided information on how Australia’s new lemon law invites feedback from the Australian public. This morning, I received notice of a public hearing at the Wangaratta (Australia) forum yesterday, where consumers and the public…
As an attorney who frequently handles Texas lemon law cases, I often receive calls from potential clients regarding lemon law coverage for non-vehicles such as computers, electronics, and other consumer household items. Unfortunately, at this time, the Texas lemon law does not extend to non-vehicle related items (other state and…
Regardless of whether you are scheduled to attend either the Better Business Bureau’s (BBB) Arbitration or the Texas lemon law administrative hearing (in order to get a lemon vehicle buyback or replacement), it is important to be prepared with essential documents that will help you win your case. Before proceeding…