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What is lemon laundering?

Lemon laundering is the practice whereby car manufacturers resell a vehicle to a third innocent subsequent car buyer after it has been repurchased or replaced from the original car owner under applicable state lemon laws. Here at my Dallas, Texas lemon law practice, I get calls about this very often.
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Texas Lemon Law article in the Lufkin Daily News

Jeff Bates, a Texas attorney, wrote an article in the Lufkin Daily News regarding the Texas Lemon Law this past Sunday. The article highlights the three (3) rebuttable presumptions that a consumer is required to meet before becoming eligible for a car repurchase or replacement under the Texas Lemon Law.
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Will Texas Lemon Law mimic Wisconsin’s proposed puppy lemon law?

The state of Wisconsin is considering a puppy lemon law to protect consumers from puppies or animal with health problems that are unknown to the buyer and were not disclosed prior to the time of purchase by the seller. This will help combat puppy mill establishments and also shift the responsibility over to sellers […]

Will Toyota’s effort to increase worldwide sales to 9.85 million in 2008 directly create more lemon laws in Texas?

Toyota has been a consistent reliable brand to drive, with diversified top selling models such as the Camry sedan, the subcompact Corolla, and the semi-environmentally conscious gas/electric hybrid Prius. Growing up, my family were loyal Toyota fans.
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If you will be in the market of purchasi…Resolved Question: Exchanging New car for New car at dealership 2 weeks later. Is it possible, suggestions?
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What Are Technical Service Bulletins (TSBs) and Can They Help My Lemon Law Claim?

Most everyone has heard of “recalls.” Recalls are, generally speaking, warning notices from manufacturers to consumers of a “known defect” in a certain year, make and model of vehicle. Closely related to “recalls” are technical service bulletins, known in the industry as TSBs.
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Consumer paints lemons on her lemon car and parks it outside near the dealership of purchase

Often times, consumers who purchased lemon cars call my office to seek guidance under the Texas Lemon Law, but I have yet to encounter a potential client that has done this before…
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Texas Lemon Law issue with Chrysler’s recent recall on 500,000 vehicles?

With Chrysler’s recent announcement of 500,000 recalled vehicles, it is very possible that there may be a Texas lemon law issue involved here. The recall pertains to 2001 - 2002 Dodge vehicles for the following models: Dakota trucks, Durango sport utility vehicles (SUV), Ram vans, and Ram pickup.
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Jalopnik’s coverage and guide of car lemon laws

Jalopnik, an online website dedicated to car fanatics, recently posted a guide to lemon laws. Although the discussion on this article did not mention specific Texas Lemon Law, it is still worth a good read to learn about general lemon laws and other related laws that might be helpful to consumers with broken cars.
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NHTSA Publishes November Monthly Defect Report

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has published its Monthly Defect Report for the month of November 2007.
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