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We’ve defended a number of National Collegiate Student Loan Trust cases over the last few years. Initially, in mid 2012, there was an onslaught of new client inquiries. We were getting calls every hour about these cases. We were retained on a number of them, and we have been successful on all of them. Then,…
There are two primary ways to purchase a vehicle under Pennsylvania Law: pay cash or finance. In a typical Vehicle Finance Agreement, or Retail Installment Sales Contract, the dealership acts as the bank entering the Agreement to “loan” you the money needed to buy the car. However, if the dealership holds that loan, it take…
I’ve just returned from a Student Loan Law Conference offered by student loan law gurus Josh Cohen and Jay Fleischman. The conference was a refresher/update course for those few of us who handle student loan issues. We discussed several topics, including changes to the Income Driven Repayment programs, how to get the word out about…
One of the Country’s largest “Buy Here, Pay Here” dealerships is now in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. DriveTime Automotive Group, Inc., better known simply as DriveTime, is a used car dealerships that almost guarantees to finance anyone who walks in the door. Much like JD Byrider, who has been selling cars in Pittsburgh for years, DriveTime caters…
CACH is a junk debt buyer that we used to deal with all the time. They were a step above other debt buyers… it seemed that they always had a few more documents than other companies did. They were a threat to consumers. We had great success against them, but it was definitely a more…
The Pennsylvania Superior Court decided a recent case that hurts consumer claims against fraudulent car dealerships. But, you may still have a case of auto fraud.
Because Morrow and Artim, P.C. sues a lot of Used Car Dealerships for fraudulent car sales, we see the phrase “As-Is” a lot. Sometimes, our potential clients will call and tell us everything that is wrong with the car and then say, “But, I bought it as is.” Or, we will send a letter to…
The American Arbitration Association (“AAA”) was created in 1926 as a form of informal dispute resolution between parties to a lawsuit. The AAA is an alternative to our standard court procedure. In the standard court procedure, when we sue a car dealerships, there is a pleading stage, discovery stage, and trial. This procedure could last…
At Morrow and Artim, P.C., we handle a lot of cases against car dealerships for auto fraud and warranty issues. However, occasionally, we also receive calls from potential clients with vehicle issues that resulted from an oil change. The typical facts are these: “I took my car to get the oil changed. They gave…
At Artim Law, we never recommend that our clients buy used cars without a Warranty. Warranties protect you from defects that crop up after you buy the car and leave the dealership. Generally, for a small deductible, or no deductible, your warranty will cover major defects as the car ages. However, not all used cars…
There is a new debt collector creeping into Western Pennsylvania, Autovest, LLC. Similar to the credit card debt collectors, Autovest is buying up bad debt for pennies on the dollar and then suing for the full amount. As its name suggests, Autovest is specializing in automobile loan debt collection. Here is a how it woks:…
Pennsylvania law, provides a quite a bit of protection for people buying used cars. Some of the strongest claims involve pre-existing conditions that exist at the time of sale, but are not discovered until after you have signed the paperwork and bought the car. In order to sue a Used Car Dealer for failing to…