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Case ID: 4824 | Automotive | 05/31/2006
Many Los Angeles-area consumers shopping at Drive Time (formerly known as Ugly Ducking) for used cars usually filled out credit applications containing all of their confidential financial information, including name, social security number, employment information and home address. These consumers assumed that Drive Time would keep these credit applications under lock and key and not leak them to anyone outside of Drive Time.
Lawyers handling the case claim that Drive Time had, for some years, leaked these confidential credit applications in large numbers to insurance brokers for the purpose of placing auto insurance. The affected consumers had no idea that this was happening. “My clients are understandably outraged,” commented the lead counsel for the plaintiff class. So far, lawyers have collected several files from the insurance brokers with Drive Time credit applications in them. An attorney handling the matter stated “Drive Time can’t be spreading around this information, even if it does make money for them directly or indirectly. The opportunity for identity theft and for other misuses of a consumer’s personal information is just too great in this day and age.” The class members have filed a class action in the Los Angeles Superior Court, Cheryl Long, an Individual, on behalf of herself and all others similarly aggrieved by defendants’ conduct as alleged herein v. Drive Time, a California Business Entity; Ugly Ducking, a California Business Entity, et al. The lawsuit is open to any customer of Drive Time Used Car Dealers who believes their information was leaked to a third party. At Lawcash.com, it is our goal to keep you informed about important legal cases, class actions and settlements. Our lawyers offer free legal evaluations in tort cases, class actions, personal injury, and other lawsuits because we are dedicated to helping you resolve your legal complaints. Other Automotive Cases of Interest A class action has been filed against the Banc One Acceptance Corporation on behalf of all Florida residents who leased cars from Banc One between October 16, 1998, and October 16, 2003, and who paid "taxes" on itemized fees for wear and tear, excessive mileage and disposition of the vehicles at the end of their lease. The lessees claim that these "taxes" were merely hidden fees and that Banc One either pocketed the "tax" money, or benefited from it prior to forwarding it to the Department of Revenue.
When you make an insurance claim, you can bet the company would really rather not pay it. The parties have reached a tentative $1,785,000 settlement in an action filed against American Express Property Casualty Companies, American Express Assurance Company, and IDS Property Casualty Insurance Company on behalf of all persons who, during the period from November 6, 1992, to September 25, 2003, were injured in automobile accidents while a driver or passenger in an automobile insured under one of the companies’ auto insurance policies, and whose medical bills were not paid in full up to the policies’ limits. The settlement includes any medical providers who received an assignment of rights to the insured persons’ rights regarding claims for payment of medical expenses. Claim forms must be postmarked by March 2, 2004, to be considered valid. Uninsured/underinsured motorist automobile insurance covers you if you are injured in an accident by a liable party who carries insufficient (or no) liability insurance. The parties have reached a tentative $2 million settlement in an action filed against Nationwide Mutual Fire Insurance Company and related companies on behalf of California policyholders who were sent a selection/rejection form by the company and had their uninsured motorist coverage limits raised unilaterally by the company above $30,000/$60,000 and paid for the coverage between January 1, 1994, and December 31, 2002. Claim forms must be postmarked by October 22, 2003, to be considered valid. A class action has been filed against BMW of North America, LLC, on behalf of thousands of 2001-2004 BMW X5 owners nationwide, who allege that the sport utility vehicles have defective air bags which can deploy for no reason, and that the company requires owners to sign confidentiality agreements before performing free repairs. The suit further claims that the confidentiality form violates Florida's 1990 Sunshine in Litigation Act barring secrecy about public hazards. Radiator problems can stop a vehicle cold. Several class actions have been filed against auto manufacturer General Motors Corporation on behalf of GM vehicle owners who allege that the company has used an inherently defective extended life engine coolant known as Dexcool since 1996, in violation of consumer protection laws and its own contracts with GM owners.
Camden, New Jersey Foulke Management Corporation, which operates a number of car dealerships, has engaged in a series of bait-and-switch sales practices. The practices were so widespread and frequent that a couple filed a class action lawsuit against Foulke. |
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