December 09, 2021
Legal News
State AG Charges Six in Car Theft Scheme
Staff Writer
October 03, 2021
On. Sept. 28, Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul’s Organized Retail Crime Task Force announced criminal charges in a complex, organized statewide car theft ring. The charges Raoul filed against the…
Harley-Davidson Store Loses Discrimination Suit
Staff Writer
August 05, 2021
A federal jury has awarded $500,000 in punitive damages to Virginia Duncan, a female sales manager at a Harley-Davidson dealership, who was denied a promotion to a general manager position…
Litigator Joins Firm Serving Auto Industry
Staff Writer
August 04, 2021
Amy Maclear is moving over to the Shook, Hardy & Bacon law firm to help build their automotive defense team. The firm has 17 offices in the United States and…
AG Sues Auto Dealer
Staff Writer
July 01, 2021
The office of Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost has filed a lawsuit against a used-car dealership over violations of consumer protection laws and failure to deliver vehicle titles to customers.…
Auto Parts Seller Loses EEOC Suit
Staff Writer
June 16, 2021
A jury found that RockAuto, a Madison, Wis.-based online auto parts seller, violated federal law when it failed to hire a qualified job applicant because of his age, the U.S.…
EEOC Fines Ryder Integrated Logistics
Staff Writer
June 02, 2021
Ryder Integrated Logistics, a Miami-based transportation and supply chain solutions company, and Orange County-based staffing agency Kimco Staffing Services, will pay $1 million each, for a total of $2 million,…
Judge Charges Ferrari Thieves
Staff Writer
May 24, 2021
In Illinois, DuPage County State’s Attorney Robert Berlin announced an adult and juvenile have been charged with burglary and theft of a 2018 red Ferrari convertible, valued at more than…
Range Rover 'Roll Away' Accident Video Surfaces
Cee Lippens
December 22, 2020
A lawsuit continues in California that may change how dial gear shifters are installed in vehicles across the country. Shadi Farhat, 41, of Los Angeles, Calif., was pulled underneath her…
GAP and the Bankruptcy Code's 'Hanging Paragraph'
Shelley B. Fowler
November 10, 2020
Over the last dozen or so years, we've written, from my count, nine articles about the Bankruptcy Code's "hanging paragraph." The hanging paragraph, a 2005 creation, got its name because…
