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Read about significant lawsuits involving the collision industry, covering legal battles, outcomes, and their implications for repair shops and stakeholders.

Driven-Brands-stockholder-class-action-lawsuit

Law Firm Preparing Class Action Lawsuit Against Driven Brands

A shareholder filed the lawsuit, accusing the company of misrepresenting its ability to integrate its auto glass business and the performance of its car wash segment.
Autobody News Staff
GM-Cruise-San-Francisco-tax-bill-sue

GM Sues San Francisco for $121 Million Over Incorrect Tax Bill

The automaker said it was charged too much because the city included payroll data from GM's self-driving vehicle subsidiary, Cruise, in its calculations.
Chris Chilton, CarScoops
Cummins-Inc.-settlement-engine-defeat-devices

Cummins Inc. Fined $1.675 Billion for Clean Air Act Violations

The company allegedly installed defeat devices on 630,000 Ram 2500 and 3500 pickup trucks between model years 2013 and 2019.
Autobody News Staff
Chung-Ku-Sin-Orange-County-CA-tax-evasion

Orange County, CA, Auto Body Shop Owner Pleads Guilty to $1M Tax Evasion

Chung Ku Sin admitted to using a check-cashing business to cash checks made payable to his shops, and not disclosing the transactions to his tax preparer.
Autobody News Staff
Florida-Tesla-Autopilot-lawsuit

FL Judge Finds Reasonable Evidence Tesla Knew Autopilot Defective

The lawsuit, filed by the widow of a man killed in a 2019 crash, can proceed to trial.A Florida judge found “reasonable evidence” that Tesla, along with its CEO Elon Musk and other managers, knew the so-called Autopilot advanced driver assistance system was defective but still allowed cars to be driven unsafely, according to Reuters.
Autobody News Staff
New Orleans Man Sentenced for Using Body Shop to Traffic Cocaine

New Orleans Man Sentenced for Using Body Shop to Traffic Cocaine

Hakim Shabazz was convicted of hiding shipments of cocaine in gas canisters in his shop before distributing them.
Autobody News Staff
Bobby-Chris-Mayes-Big-Red-Dealerships-OK-fraud-sentenced

Former Oklahoma Dealership Owner Sentenced to Almost 11 Years for Fraud Scheme

Bobby Chris Mayes and two co-defendants were accused of falsifying customers' loan applications and bribing at least one loan officer.
Autobody News Staff
State-Farm-Safelite-lawsuits

Tesla-Certified Shop Suing 2 Insurers; Ex-Employee Files Lawsuit Against Safelite

One Maryland-based shop has sued State Farm and Allstate alleging customer steering, while Safelite is being sued for insurance fraud.
John Yoswick
Mitsubishi-seatbelt-lawsuit-settlement-PA

Mitsubishi Ordered to Pay PA Man $977M for Injuries Caused by Defective Seatbelt

The 2017 rollover accident left Francis Amagasu, 58, a quadriplegic.A jury in Philadephia, PA, decided Oct.
Autobody News Staff
Tesla-Autopilot-crash-fatality-trial-CA-verdict

Tesla Found Not Responsible for Fatal Autopilot Crash

The landmark case was the first one brought against the automaker for a crash that caused a death.Tesla was victorious in the first-ever U.
Autobody News Staff

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