John Doe v. New Car Dealer

Aug 14, 2019

OUTCOME: Arbitration Victory

I recently tried a case against the new car dealer for selling a used car with prior damage. The plaintiff alleges that he purchased the truck from the defendant with affirmative, express representatio ... ns that the vehicle was not involved in a prior automobile accident. The plaintiff was provided a clean Carfax which supported the statements from the dealer representative. After my client purchased the vehicle he learned that the vehicle had approximately $15-$16,000 in prior damage. We instituted an arbitration against the dealer since was an arbitration clause in the contract. In the arbitration we alleged that the selling dealer was aware of the prior accident and lied to the plaintiff pertaining to the condition of vehicle. After several days of hearings, multiple expert witnesses, multiple fact witnesses the trier of fact, a retired judge, determined that the dealership engaged in consumer fraud and awarded the plaintiff approximately, $8,000 in damages which was tripled to $24,000. The dealer was also required to pay my attorney's fees.