Some of our representative lawsuits...
Successful Appeals Marlene Jones v. Sophie Serrato, et al. Obtained judgment at trial for $137,386.71
for Fraud under the California Consumers Legal Remedies Act (CLRA) against person acting as a Foreclosure Consultant; award
upheld on appeal. Alameda County Superior Court Case No. 2001017833, First District Court of Appeal Case No. A112009.
Franca De Paoli v. Hendrick Automotive Group, individually and d.b.a. Honda
of El Cerrito, et al. Successfully overturned Summary Judgment motion in favor of defendants on CLRA claim. Contra
Costa County Superior Court Case No. C07-00745, First District Court of Appeal Case No. A121841. Jones
v. Credit Auto Center, Inc. (2015) 237 Cal.App.4th Supp. 1.
Successfully obtained a reversal of a trial
court judgment against plaintiff on his Consumers Legal Remedies Act (CLRA) and Song-Beverly Consumer Warranty Act implied
warranty of merchantability claims against the defendant car dealer. Los Angeles County Superior Court Case No.
13K08903, Los Angeles County Superior Court Appellate Division Case No. BV030927. Jose A. Martinez v. Mathew Enterprise, Inc., et al. Successfully defeated appeal by Mathew Enterprise, Inc. of Judgment
for Jose A. Martinez against Mathew Enterprise, Inc. on ASFA claim. Alameda County Superior Court Case No. HG16801752, First District Court of Appeal Case No. A153760.
Consumer
Judgments Obtained Minako Togashi v. Christine
Eli, et al. Judgment after trial for $323,491.34 for Fraud under the CLRA against a Psychic Fraud. San Francisco
County Superior Court Case No. CGC-05-443648. Martinez v. Mathew Enterprise
Inc., a California corporation, individually and d.b.a. Stoneridge Chrysler Jeep Dodge. Judgment granting rescission
of sales contract, and awarding $296,271.47 for restitution, attorney's fees and costs against defendant. Alameda County
Superior Court Case No. HG16801752.
Marlene Jones v. Sophie
Serrato, et al. Judgment for $137,386.71 for Fraud under the CLRA. Alameda County Superior Court Case No. 2001017833. Colleen M. Patterson v. US Auto Sales, LLC, et al.
Judgment against US Auto Sales, LLC for permanent injunction prohibiting defendant from falsely representing that a vehicle
offered for sale is in good mechanical condition, if it is not, and for $133,150.43 for fraud under the CLRA and ASFA. Placer
County Superior Court Case No. SCV0038226. Melissa Rose Williams
and Gavin Lamar Trew v. USA Motors.com Inc., et al. Judgment granting rescission of sales contract, and awarding
$122,762.63 for restitution, attorney's fees and costs against defendants. San Joaquin County Superior Court Case
No. STK-CV-UBT-2018-11532.
Kelly Morris v. The Office of the Secretary of State of the State of
California. Judgment for $116,479.31 for recovery under the Victims of Corporate Fraud Compensation Fund (VCFCF), and
Writ of Mandate to compel Secretary to alter its website to eliminate exclusion of attorney's fees as costs in recovery
under the Fund. Sacramento County Superior Court, Case No. 34-2014-80001900.
Stefeny Huizar v. Avalon Auto, Inc. Judgment for permanent injunction prohibiting defendant from misrepresenting
the mechanical condition of its vehicles, and for $78,626.94. for fraud under the CLRA. Sacramento Superior Court Case No.
34-2011-00111908. Iyke Onuoha v. Kaivalya Earls, d.b.a. Euro Sport &
Diesel, et al. Judgment for $75,954.73 for violation of CLRA. Contra Costa Superior Court Case No. CIVMSC17-02557. Hassan Benyouref v. Ride Safely, Inc., d.b.a RideSafely.com. Judgment
for $60,303.56, plus permanent injunction, for violation of CLRA. Los Angeles County Superior Court Case No. EC 05172. Kelly Morris v. RV Brokers, Inc., et al. Judgment for $58,397.59
for damages under the Consumers Legal Remedies Act. Sacramento County Superior Court, Case No. 34-2008-00006408. Sandra Hollandsworth v. Michael McDowell, et al. Judgment against Michael McDowell,
a.k.a. Maurice Michael McDowell, d.b.a. H. Beck Motorsports, for $56,909.69 and permanent injunction for fraud under the Consumers
Legal Remedies Act (CLRA), and willful violation of the Song-Beverly Consumer Warranties Act. Alameda County Superior Case
No. HG14709545. Paul L. Glasper II v. CMR Motors, Inc., et al.
Judgment against CMR Motors, Inc. for permanent injunction prohibiting defendant from falsely representing
that a vehicle is in excellent mechanical condition, if it is not, and for $57,408.11 for fraud under the CLRA, ASFA, and
TILA. Contra Costa County Superior Court Case No. MSC17-01018. Nadine
Pierre, et al. v. United Best Auto Sales, Inc. Stipulated Judgment for $51,375.02. Los Angeles Superior Court Case
No. BC496824.
Sean and
Frances McClinton v. Diversified Vehicle Services, Inc., d.b.a. Livermore Trucks and CA Dealer Direct.Com.
Judgment for Rescission and $48,000.00 damages against used car dealer. Alameda County Superior Court Case No. VG09476157.
Veronica Gaa, et al. v. Tony J. Daniloo, Residential
Credit Corporation, et al. Judgment for $40,000 for Fraud under the CLRA for Mortgage Broker Fraud. Alameda County Superior
Court Case No. 2002041510. Colleen Ruiz, et al. v. Iman Goddousi, d.b.a. Seven Valley's Motors.
Judgment for $35,286.73 for Breach of Warranty/Conversion by Used Car Dealer. Solano
County Superior Court Case No. 90673.
Nicole A. Tobor
v. Greenway Motors, Inc., d.b.a. Greenway Motors. Judgment for $34,854.58 for Misrepresentation under the Consumers
Legal Remedies Act (CLRA), and violation of the Automobile Sales and Finance Act (ASFA). Alameda County Superior Court Case
No. HG12659948.
Bruce Chen v. Ray Azim, d.b.a. Stevens Creek
Auto Center. Judgment for $27,000 for Misrepresentation under the CLRA. Santa Clara County Superior Court Case No. 105CV036681. Edith E. Yabut v. Euro Auto Imports, Inc., et al. Judgment for $26,062.76,
and permanent injunction against used car dealer. Santa Clara County Superior Court Case No. 109CV145616. Renee Asteria Penaloza v. Fremont Auto Sales, Inc. Judgment for $20,826.75 for fraud,
and permanent injunction prohibiting Dealer from representing that a vehicle it is selling is in good or excellent condition
if it is not. Alameda County Superior Court Case No. RG18888280.
Kaveinga Fatai v. Super Amigos Auto Plaza, et al. Judgment for $12,640.00 against used car dealer. Sacramento
County Superior Court Case No. 34-2010-00077100.
Dorette Rose
v. Byers Auto Body. Judgment for Misrepresentation by Auto Body Shop. Contra Costa County Municipal Court-Delta Branch. Class Actions MARIE WASHINGTON, et al. v. BENJAMIN MALLAH, et al.
Alameda
County Superior Court Case No. RG03133166(Class Certification
granted, case settled successfully) EDWARD ZUBILLAGA v. SHAMROCK, INC.,
et al. Alameda County Superior Court Case No. CV-020156-6 (consolidated
with Creager vs. Shamrock Ford, Inc., Alameda County Superior Court Case No. 2001024688) (Class
Certification granted, case settled successfully)
A LIST OF SOME BUSINESSES WE'VE HANDLED DISPUTES AGAINST
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- ARBM, INC.
- ALAMEDA
COUNTY AUCTION, a.k.a. ACA
- ALEX AUTO SALE
- ALLY BANK
- AMERICAN AIRCRAFT SALES COMPANY
- AMERICAN HONDA FINANCE CORPORATION
- AMERICAN
HONDA MOTOR CO., INC.
- AMERICAN LASER CENTERS OF
CALIFORNIA LLC
- AMERICAN TRADE ENTERPRISES INC
- AMERICREDIT FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.
- ANTIOCH AUTOLAND, INC.
- ANTIOCH CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE, INC.
- ANTIOCH NISSAN
- ANTIOCH TOYOTA (2)
- ATWOOD
& ANDREWS, INC.
- AUBURN OUTBOARD SERVICE, INCORPORATED
- AUDI PACIFIC
- AUTO FIRST FINANCIAL, INC.
- AUTO
GALLERY
- AUTONATION, INC.
- AUTO RESOURCES, INC.
- AUTOTECH SERVICE & REPAIR
- B & B
MOTORSPORTS
- B and H AUTO CORPORATION
- B & K AUTO GROUP LLC
- BANK
OF STOCKTON
- BERBERIAN EUROPEAN MOTORS, LLC
- BROWN AUTOMOTIVE, INC.
- CA DEALER DIRECT.COM
- CADILLAC-OLDSMOBILE-BUICK-GMC
TRUCK COMPANY
- CAPPO MANAGEMENT XL, LLC
- CAR HOP
- CENTRAL CHEVROLET
- CENTRAL CHEVROLET
CO.
- CHEVROLET MOTOR DIVISION
- CHRYSLER GROUP, LLC
- CITIBANK, N.A.
- COMPUSA INC.
- CONCORD MITSUBISHI
- CONCORD NISSAN
- CORPORATE
RECEIVABLES, INC.
- CORUM CARS
- CORUM OF DANVILLE, INC.
- COUNTRYWIDE HOME LOANS, INC.
- COUTCHES
ENTERPRISES, INC.
- CREDIT AUTO
CENTER, INC.
- CREDIT ACCEPTANCE
CORPORATION
- CRUISE AMERICA,
INC.
- DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION
- DIABLO LINCOLN-MERCURY
- DIVERSIFIED VEHICLE SERVICES, LLC
- DORNOCH,
INC.
- DOWNTOWN AUTO CENTER, dba DOWNTOWN TOYOTA OF
OAKLAND
- DUBLIN HONDA
- E STAR MOTORS, INC.
- EL CERRITO AUTOMOTIVE COMPANY
- ELITE
ACCEPTANCE CORP
- EMERGING VISION, INC.
- EUROPEAN AUTOTECH
- EUROPEAN AUTOTECH SERVICE & REPAIR
- FCA US LLC
- FOLSOM IMPORTS
- FORD MOTOR COMPANY
- FORD MOTOR CREDIT COMPANY, LLC
- FOREST
RIVER, INC.
- FREMONT AUTOMOTIVE RETAILING GROUP,
INC.
- FREMONT AUTO REPAIR
- FREMONT CADILLAC GMC BUICK
- FREMONT CHEVROLET
- FREMONT
FORD
- FREMONT FORD SALES, INC.
- FREMONT TOYOTA
- FUTURE FORD OF CONCORD
- FUTURE FORD OF SACRAMENTO
- GENERAL MOTORS ACCEPTANCE CORPORATION, GMAC
- GENERAL MOTORS COMPANY, LLC
- GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION
- GREAT AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY
- HANLEES HILLTOP NISSAN
- HANLEES
HILLTOP TOYOTA
- HALREC, INC.
- HARVEY & MADDING, INC.
- HENDRICK AUTOMOTIVE GROUP
- HERITAGE,
TPA, INC
- HONDA OF EL CERRITO
- HONDA NORTH AMERICA, INC.
- HOUSEHOLD CREDIT SERVICES, INC.
- HSBC BANK NEVADA, N.A.
- HSBC
CARD SERVICES, INC.
- HYUNDAI OF ROSEVILLE, LLC (d.b.a.
ROSEVILLE HYUNDAI)
- HYUNDAI MOTOR AMERICA,
INC.
- INTERNATIONAL FIDELITY INSURANCE COMPANY
- INTERSTATE AUTO GROUP, INC. (CA)
- JAGUAR LAND ROVER NORTH AMERICA, LLC
- JAGUAR MONTEREY
- JOE SIO CHEVROLET-GEO,
INC.
- JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.
- KAMOYEVICH, AVANYAN ARMAN, d.b.a. SACRAMENTO LUXURY MOTORS
- KELDANERI CORP.
- LEEHAN, INC.
- LEHMERS
JEEP & EAGLE
- LITHIA CHRYSLER
JEEP DODGE OF CONCORD
- LITHIA
DC, INC.
- LIVERMORE AUTO GROUP
- LIVERMORE AUTO GROUP, INC.
- LIVERMORE JAGUAR LANDROVER
- LIVERMORE TRUCKS
- LOBEL FINANCIAL CORPORATION
- LOBEL FINANCIAL CORPORATIONLOS
GATOS HUMMER
- LOTT AUTOMOTIVE, INC.
- MATHEW ENTERPRISE INC.
- MAZZEI PONTIAC
- MENLO MAZDA
- MERCEDES-BENZ OF STOCKTON
- MERCEDES-BENZ OF WALNUT CREEK
- MICHAEL STEAD JEEP CHRYSLER PLYMOUTH
- MICHAEL STEAD JEEP/EAGLE
- MICHAEL STEAD’S
WALNUT CREEK CHRYSLER JEEP
- MOMENTUM CHRYSLER
DODGE JEEP RAM
- MOSTAR MOTORS, INC.
- NIM CHAMPION, INC.
- NINO QUALITY MOTORS, INC.
- NISSAN
MOTOR ACCEPTANCE CORPORATION
- NISSAN NORTH
AMERICA, INC.
- NISSAN/HYUNDAI OF FAIRFIELD
- NISSAN OF FAIRFIELD
- NORTH BAY SATURN GROUP, INC.
- NUVELL
NATIONAL AUTO FINANCE LLC
- OLTA CORP, d.b.a. SITE FOR SORE EYES
- PACIFIC CREDITORS
ASSOCIATION
- PALOMINO RV
- PATELCO CREDIT UNION
- PAUL LICHT, d.b.a. SITE FOR SORE EYES
- PHILADELPHIA
INDEMNITY INSURANCE COMPANY
- PITTSBURG FORD
- PLATINUM CHEVROLET
- PLEASANTON SPECIALTY SALES, INC.
- PUENTE
HILLS NISSAN
- PUTNAM AUTOMOTIVE, INC.
- PUTNAM JEEP CHRYSLER
- PUTNAM MAZDA
- PUTNAM SUBARU
- PUTNAM VOLVO
- R.A.F., INC.
- RESIDENTIAL
CREDIT CORPORATION
- RISK MANAGEMENT ALTERNATIVES,
INC.
- RON GOODE MOTORS, INC.
- RON GOODE TOYOTA
- ROSS MORTGAGE CONSULTANTS
- RUDOLPH INCORPORATED
- SAADEH CORPORATION
- SACRAMENTO LUXURY MOTORS
- SAM LINDER MONTEREY, LLC
- SAN FRANCISCO HONDA
- SAN LEANDRO NISSAN
- SAN LEANDRO CAR STOP, LLC
- SAN LEANDRO CDJR
- SEARS, ROEBUCK AND CO.
- SELF-HELP FEDERAL CREDIT UNION
- SENATOR
FORD, INC.
- SHAMROCK FORD, INC.
- SONIC WALNUT CREEK M, INC.
- SOUTH BAY MOTORS, LLC
- SPECIALTY SALE
- STATE NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY
- STEAD AUTOMOTIVE GROUP
- STEAD MOTORS, INC.
- STEADFAST MOTORS
LLC
- STEVENS CREEK AUDI
- STEVENS CREEK CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE
- STEVENS CREEK PORSCHE AUDI
- STEVENS
CREEK AUTO CENTER
- STEVENS CREEK NISSAN
- STEVENS CREEK PREOWNED
- STEVENS CREEK TOYOTA
- STEVENS
CREEK TOYOTA SCION
- SUBURBAN MOTORS, INC.
- TEAM CHEVY CADILLAC
- TEAMROSS, INC.
- THE FINEST JEWELRY.COM,
INC.
- THE FINEST WATCHES.COM, INC.
- THE MOTOR TEAM, INC.
- TM MARINE GROUP, L.L.C.
- TOYOTA FINANCIAL SERVICES
- TOYOTA
MOTOR CREDIT CORPORATION
- TOYOTA OF TEMECULA VALLEY
- TOYOTA WALNUT CREEK
- TRACKER MARINE
- TRACY FORD,
a.k.a. TRACY FORD MERCURY
- TRACY TOYOTA
- TRALEE, INC.
- TRAVELERS CASUALTY AND SURETY COMPANY OF AMERICA
- TWC DEALER GROUP, INC.
- UNIVERSAL
ACCEPTANCE CORPORATION (CA)
- UNITED AUTO GROUP,
INC.
- USA MOTORS.COM, INC.
- VALLEJO CJD LLC
- WALNUT CREEK FORD, INC.
- WASHINGTON
TOWNSHIP CENTRAL CHEVROLET CO.
- WATERVILLE, INC.
- WAUSAU MORTGAGE CORPORATION
- WAYNE STEAD CADILLAC, INC.
- WEATHERFORD BMW
- WEATHERFORD MOTORS, INC.
- WELLS FARGO DEALER SERVICES, INC.
- WESTERN SURETY COMPANY
- WESTMARK AUTO FINANCE, LLC
- WFS FINANCIAL INC.
- WINTER CHEVROLET CO., INC.
- WOODLAND MOTORS CORPORATION
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ALAMEDA COUNTY AUCTION
ALLAN MOTOR COMPANY, INC.
APPLE COMPUTER, INC.
AUTO WORLD
CONCORD NISSAN
DUARTE & WITTING, INC. FOLSOM IMPORTS
FURNITURE TODAY HANLEES HILLTOP NISSAN
HONDA OF OAKLAND LOBEL FINANCIAL CORPORATION PACIFIC CREDITORS ASSOCIATION
TIFFANY MOTOR COMPANY
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