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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Illinois AG Sues Chicago Area Dealers for Deceptive Mailers
August 28th, 2008 · No Comments
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New Allegations Raised Against Bill Heard
August 27th, 2008 · No Comments
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 AG Sues Suzuki Dealer for “No Payment Ads”
August 20th, 2008 · No Comments
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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Car Won’t Pass Emissions? Better Disclose it.
August 20th, 2008 · No Comments
The Arizona Attorney General and the Department of Financial Institutions are suing Hurricane Motor Sales in Tucson for alleged violations of Arizona’s Consumer Fraud Act and Motor Vehicle Time Sales Act. Hurricane allegedly failed to disclose to some customers that the vehicles they bought would not pass the state’s emissions standards. They also allegedly took [...]
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New York AG Orders Mitsubishi Dealer to Pay $150,000
August 4th, 2008 · No Comments
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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