lemon law
noun
: a law offering car buyers relief (as by repair, replacement, or refund) for defects detected during a specified period after purchase
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There is little need for lemon laws, after all, when everyone knows which cars are the lemons.
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Andrew McAfee, Foreign Affairs, 13 June 2016
This is a puppy lemon law victim located in Texas who needed assistance in drafting a federal lawsuit.
—Lauren Nichole Peffer, Sun Sentinel, 26 June 2024
Lemon history: Find out if the vehicle has been included in the manufacturer's lemon law program.
—Elizabeth Rivelli, Car and Driver, 18 July 2023
But Wilson told the jury that the lemon law does not require a customer to stop driving a car that has significant problems, Law360 reported.
—Phoebe Wall Howard, Detroit Free Press, 17 Jan. 2023
The dollar amount awarded to Mejia was the maximum possible in the case, and marks the third time in three trials that a jury found Ford liable under the lemon law for alleged defects in Focus and Fiesta DPS6 PowerShift transmissions, noted Law360.
—Phoebe Wall Howard, Detroit Free Press, 17 Jan. 2023
Most lemon laws follow state guidelines, Gordon said, because the federal lemon law guidelines are too vague.
—Jamie L. Lareau, Detroit Free Press, 8 Aug. 2021
Of the nearly $215,000 the jury awarded Margeson under the lemon law, $72,564.04 was in compensatory damages that essentially repay Margeson for his truck, which was among the priciest on the market at the time.
—Phoebe Wall Howard, Detroit Free Press, 13 Oct. 2020
The jury award to Margeson included the maximum amount allowed for Ford’s violation of California’s lemon law, totaling $214,537.34, plus legal fees.
—Phoebe Wall Howard, Detroit Free Press, 13 Oct. 2020
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Andrew McAfee, Foreign Affairs, 13 June 2016
This is a puppy lemon law victim located in Texas who needed assistance in drafting a federal lawsuit.
—Lauren Nichole Peffer, Sun Sentinel, 26 June 2024
Lemon history: Find out if the vehicle has been included in the manufacturer's lemon law program.
—Elizabeth Rivelli, Car and Driver, 18 July 2023
But Wilson told the jury that the lemon law does not require a customer to stop driving a car that has significant problems, Law360 reported.
—Phoebe Wall Howard, Detroit Free Press, 17 Jan. 2023
The dollar amount awarded to Mejia was the maximum possible in the case, and marks the third time in three trials that a jury found Ford liable under the lemon law for alleged defects in Focus and Fiesta DPS6 PowerShift transmissions, noted Law360.
—Phoebe Wall Howard, Detroit Free Press, 17 Jan. 2023
Most lemon laws follow state guidelines, Gordon said, because the federal lemon law guidelines are too vague.
—Jamie L. Lareau, Detroit Free Press, 8 Aug. 2021
Of the nearly $215,000 the jury awarded Margeson under the lemon law, $72,564.04 was in compensatory damages that essentially repay Margeson for his truck, which was among the priciest on the market at the time.
—Phoebe Wall Howard, Detroit Free Press, 13 Oct. 2020
The jury award to Margeson included the maximum amount allowed for Ford’s violation of California’s lemon law, totaling $214,537.34, plus legal fees.
—Phoebe Wall Howard, Detroit Free Press, 13 Oct. 2020
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“Lemon law.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lemon%20law. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.
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