Norman Taylor & The Lemon Law vs. Goliath(s)
For 22 years, Norman Taylor has been fighting the good fight. The battle is typically the same against corporate goliaths like Ford, GMC, Mercedes, Fleetwood and Toyota; his firms have fought over 6,000 Lemon Law battles. They have won in excess of $120,000,000 dollars in prize money, money that was returned to individuals who would...read more
Read MoreNorman Taylor & Associates Wins Legal Dispute Against Korean Car Maker
In Rolfs vs. Kia Motors America & Hi Desert Kia, a dealership, San Bernadino County, Victorville Court, Case # VCVVS 041487, Stephanie Tatar, trial attorney with Norman Taylor & Associates, a well-known California Lemon Law firm, took on the Korean Auto manufacturing giant and won. It was one of those rare occasions when the jury...read more
Read MoreThe ‘Ultimate Driving Machine’, Is it Really Safe?
Here is a serious question. “Can clever promotion and flashy advertisements overcome an automobile manufacturer’s inability produce and then maintain a persistently defective automobile?” The answer; for a while, perhaps, but the dwindling spiral of shoddy workmanship, cynical customer service and deceptive repair practices will in the end, destroy the manufacturer’s credibility and the public’s...read more
Read MoreSuperior Court Judge Upholds Largest “Lemon Law” Jury Verdict in California
On February 7, 1992, Santa Barbara County Superior Court Judge Patrick McMahon upheld an October jury verdict of $182,096.11 to Mr. Pierre P. Forest of Beverly Hills. The jury had found that BMW of North America willfully violated California’s ‘lemon law’ by refusing to refund to the plaintiff his vehicle purchase price, according to Mr....read more
Read MoreNorman Taylor & Associates Advise the State on Standards for Lemon Law Jury Instructions
As the acknowledged experts in the area of Lemon Law, Norman Taylor & Associates was recently asked to provide assistance to the Judicial Council Task Force on Jury Instructions. Jury instructions have remained virtually unchanged since the 1930’s until recently. The pattern civil instructions, (currently known as BAJI, Book of Approved Jury Instructions) are being...read more
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