“De-horsing” is a known car dealer coercion technique designed to high pressure a consumer into buying a car NOW. I recently handled an extreme example of de-horsing. In this example the consumer allowed the dealer to take her keys, ostensibly to value her car for a...
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Dealer “Does the Right Thing” and screws consumer
We get hundreds of calls a month from consumers who feel they have been wronged by a dealer. Sometimes there is nothing we can do. Today I received a call from a young lady who had purchased a car from a LaGrange Georgia dealership. The car was a piece of junk and...
Georgia Whistleblower Law – New False Claims Act
Georgia’s new state False Claims Act, effective July 1, 2012, extends well beyond most state “qui tam” laws. Qui tam laws are laws designed to allow citizens to make complaints on behalf of governments seeking to recover monies fraudulently obtained from the...
Recent Salvage Title Victory
Today I wish to report on a small victory for the consumer. My consumer client purchased a used car from a Gwinnett County used car dealer. She told the dealer she needed a reliable car. She asked if the specific car had ever been wrecked. She remarked that the paint...
Important Consumer Victory in Revocation of Acceptance Claim
We recently won an important victory before the Georgia Court of Appeals in a revocation of acceptance case under the UCC (Uniform Commercial Code). The Court of Appeals unanimously agreed with our arguments and stated: In this case, Mauk seeks damages for Pioneer’s...
Vote NO on Georgia Proposed Amendment 1
This particular amendment relates to “covenants not to compete” often put in to employment contracts. The amendment is pushed by big business interests. It is contary to the best interests of employees – particularly skilled employees such as engineers, computer...
Consumer Lawyer Perseverance
Several years ago a nice lady from Villa Rica contacted me. She had lived in her home a long time and had her mortgage paid down significantly. She had been contacted by a man named Michael Surgent and his company named Trinity Guaranteed Home Improvement. He...
Dealer Use of Window Sticker as Fraud
Our office successfully represented a local consumer against a West Georgia area auto dealer in which the dealer had placed a window sticker on the car representing that the car had a remaining factory warranty. After the consumer discovered problems with the car, she...
No “Cooling Off” Period for Auto Purchases in Georgia
The typical caller is a person that just purchased a used car from a used car dealer. After having left the dealership and the high pressure sales tactics behind, the consumer realizes he or she paid too much for the car or that they cannot afford the payments, or...
Arbitration Clauses Are Consumer Unfriendly
Imagine a consumer that goes to purchase a new mobile home from a local mobile home dealer. The consumer agrees to pay a specified amount for a home with specific options. The consumer is then invited into the office to sign documents. Included in the half inch...