Financial scams lead attorney general's Top 10 list of consumer complaints for 2009Thursday, March 11, 2010 @ 5:41PMPredatory lending and other credit and financial concerns topped state Attorney General Mike Cox’s Top 10 list of consumer complaints for 2009. The annual list is compiled from more than 17,000 written complaints and more than 77,000 calls the Attorney...
Shoptalk: Shazam! Back to workThursday, March 11, 2010 @ 3:30PMMARCO ISLAND —If you missed the news that Bistro Soleil in the Olde Marco Inn had a kitchen fire about 4 a.m. Monday morning, here are a few extra details, from co-owner Lisa Meurgue.“We were open by 5 p.m. that afternoon, Monday, all cleaned up and serving diners. We called in a great team to put the place back in working order. We had to put everything through the dishwashers and had to wipe ...
Gay-rights groups assail AG’s opinion on biasSaturday, March 6, 2010 @ 11:01PMVirginia’s governor needs to change the law that he and the attorney general say keeps the state from banning discrimination against gays and lesbians, a gay-rights group says. Equality Virginia yesterday called on Gov. Bob McDonnell to introduce legislation amending the state Human Rights Act to prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientation.
Mercedes-Benz US hit with large judgmentSaturday, March 6, 2010 @ 5:18PMA judge has ordered Mercedes-Benz USA LLC to pay $482,000 in damages and legal fees to a customer who was sold a defective car and not given a refund on time.
Merc hit with large 'lemon law' judgementSaturday, March 6, 2010 @ 8:05AMA judge has ordered Mercedes-Benz USA LLC to pay $482,000 to a Wisconsin customer who was sold a defective car and not given a refund on time.
13. Mercedes-Benz hit with large 'lemon law' judgmentFriday, March 5, 2010 @ 9:20PMMADISON, Wisconsin: A judge has ordered Mercedes-Benz USA LLC to pay $482,000 in damages and legal fees to a Wisconsin customer who was sold a defective car and not given a refund on time.
Arbitrator says Union Gap judge was in the wrongWednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 1:23AMUNION GAP, Wash. -- A municipal court judge lost an arbitrator's ruling in his dispute with Union Gap's union employees over employment rules, but the matter is likely to be appealed to Yakima County Superior Court.
Driver Pleads Guilty In DUI Crash That Killed Pregnant WomanThursday, February 25, 2010 @ 6:57PMA man whose SUV slammed into a parked car on a freeway shoulder on New Year's Day, killing a pregnant woman and seriously injuring two others, pleaded guilty Thursday to gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated and DUI charges.
Jim Porter: California's Lemon Law - good for car buyersThursday, February 25, 2010 @ 6:40PMCalifornia's Song-Beverly Consumer Warranty Act, in the Civil Code, also known as the "Lemon Law," is one of the strongest in the country. Today's column discusses the essence of the Lemon Law, should you have a problem following purchase or lease of a new vehicle. "Oh, I love that new car smell, the essence of lemon." Cadillac Paul Lukather leased a new Cadillac from a dealer in Whittier with ...