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Illinois Attorney General, Lisa Madigan, sued two Orland Park dealers under Illinois’ Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act, the Loan Advertising to Bankrupts Act, the Uniform Deceptive Trade Practices Act and the Illinois Administrative Rules on Motor Vehicle Advertising.  The complaint is based on mailers sent out by Orland Park Nissan and Infinity of [...]

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The Georgia Governor’s Office of Consumer Affairs raised new allegations against Bill Heard Enterprises.  The Governor’s Office claims that Bill Heard engaged in deceptive and misleading sales practices in violation of Georgia’s Fair Business Practices Act of 1975.  Specifically, it asserts that Bill Heard failed to pay off trades and engaged in “power booking” (overstating [...]

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Kansas’ Attorney General filed suit against Chad Franklin Suzuki alleging that its ads violated the Kansas Consumer Protection Act.  Chad Franklin Suzuki ran a $1.9 million dollar ad campaign that, according to the AG, promised consumers they could  “drive a new Suzuki for life with no payments or drive a new Suzuki for a fixed [...]

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A lawsuit involving a very sad situation in East Texas has finally been settled.  In 2005, Patterson Nissan in Longview, Texas held a “Hands on a Hardbody” contest where people vied for a Nissan truck and other prizes by seeing who could keep their hands on the vehicle the longest.  48 hours into the event, [...]

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Oh those tricky mail promotions.  This one had a scratch-off ticket called “Dash for Cash.”  The consumer could win a free gas voucher, a $1000 dollar shopping spree, a vacation, or even a vehicle.  Apparently, a winning ticket had three symbols in a row, but you had to go to the dealership to claim your [...]

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