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Computer on Wheels

February 01, 2012 06:17

I came across an interesting article on vehicle safety today. It dealt with the growing reliance on computers in the current generation of automobiles. Bloomberg News posted a story that discussed the increasing number of entertainment computers that can overlap... I came across an interesting...

Welcome

January 03, 2012 22:23

Auto Law Blog Automobile warranty and related consumer claims amount to some of the most common and troublesome legal issues auto dealers face in the course of doing business. Partner Chris Bruni of Sinunu Bruni LLP provides automobile dealerships effective...Auto Law Blog Automobile warranty and...

Not So Fast!

December 31, 2011 18:16

Recently I came across this case decided by the Fourth Appellate District in San Bernardino that deals with the complexities of "indemnity" among dealerships, manufacturers and component part suppliers.It is an unpublished case--which means it can't be officially cited in...Recently I came across...

This is Heavy!

November 01, 2011 04:55

Last month the Third District of the California Court of Appeals came out with an heavy decision regarding the definition of a "New Motor Vehicle" under the Song-Beverly Act. In Joyce v Ford Motor Company, No. C064453, California Court of...Last month the Third District of the California Court of...

Supreme Court Rules

September 01, 2011 03:40

Well, from a Defense perspective they do "rule" on this one. In the long awaited opinion in the case of Howell v Hamilton Meats,the California Supreme Court has now ruled in favor of reducing an often inflated component of damages....Well, from a Defense perspective they do "rule" on this...

Tutti Arbitration!

July 27, 2011 16:47

I'm half Italian. My family also owned a linen supply company for close to 100 years. So when I saw this case titled Tutti Mangia Italian Grill v American Re Textile Maintenance Company, 2011 Cal. App. LEXIS 924, I knew...I'm half Italian. My  family also owned a linen supply company for...

Don't Snack and Drive

July 01, 2011 05:58

Every once in awhile you read about a Court opinion and you just shake your head. "What were they thinking?" Initially, I had that exact reaction when I read about the following case. In Cabral v Ralphs Grocery Company, 51...Every once in awhile you read about a Court opinion and you just shake...

Supreme Court Takes Howell Head On

June 01, 2011 06:27

Last week the California Supreme Court held its long awaited hearing on Howell v. Hamilton Meats & Provisions, Inc., (2009) 179 Cal.App.4th 686. At stake is whether a plaintiff can claim the "billed" amount of medical treatment as damages in...Last week the California Supreme Court held its long...

Even Without a Lemon You Can Still Shake the Tree

May 01, 2011 06:01

Recently, the Fourth Appellate District ruled that the Song-Beverly Consumer Warranty Act (The California Lemon Law) does not require possession of a motor vehicle in order to qualify for damages under the Act. Truth is stranger than fiction? Maybe. Or...Recently, the Fourth Appellate District...

Putting the Brakes on Damages

March 21, 2011 23:13

Recently, California Dealerships and other businesses received a break from the California Court of Appeal in the Second District (Los Angeles). The Second District decided and published an opinion that reduces a plaintiff's recovery of past medical expenses from the...Recently, California...