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California's Lemon Law applies to ALL consumer products - not just cars:
- Cars & Trucks, almost anything on
wheels
- Boats & all Water Craft
- Motorhomes,
Rv's, Trailers, etc.
- Other consumer items, even
computers
Call us to determine if YOU qualify for relief!
California has one of the strongest lemon laws in the country. It
applies to all consumer products and
is intended to relieve consumers from the burden of endless warranty
repairs.
When a consumer product
then the company that gave the warranty – called the “warrantor” – must
replace the product or refund the buyer’s money. In fact, after a
reasonable number of attempts to fix the product, the warrantor is supposed
to offer a replacement or refund even if the consumer does not ask.
Few warrantors voluntarily offer to replace a defective product or refund
the buyer’s money, even if the defects are obviously substantial and there
have been several failed repair attempts. Here, California’s strong lemon
law comes to the rescue of the dissatisfied customer. If a buyer has to
hire a lawyer in order to get a replacement or refund, the law requires the
warrantor, not the buyer, to pay for that lawyer. The warrantor must also
pay the consumer’s other costs and expenses of litigation, and, if the
consumer had to hire an expert, the warrantor must reimburse that expense as
well. Best of all, the warrantor does not receive the same benefit.
Even if the consumer goes to trial and loses, the warrantor can recover only
its costs, and not its attorney’s fees.
California’s lemon law contains another incentive for warrantors to honor
the rights of their customers. If a warrantor knows that it should offer a
replacement or refund, but intentionally fails to do it, then it may
ultimately have to pay a penalty, in addition to the refund it should have
paid in the first place. This penalty can be as much as twice the amount of
money that the warrantor already owes the consumer.
There are some subtle differences between the way California’s lemon law
treats cars and the way the law treats other consumer products. In either
case, however, if the
warrantor cannot fix the product after a reasonable number of attempts,
it should replace the product or refund the consumer’s money.
René Korper and staff produce RESULTS!
Please keep in mind that the vast majority of the cases that
we handle – over 90% – settle without the need for a trial. When the
warrantor of a defective product chooses to go to trial against us, however,
here are some of the results: trial and
appellate wins. Each case is different. To find out whether you qualify for relief
under the lemon law, Call Us For A Free Professional Evaluation.
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