Honda’s failure to handle basic lemon law buyback requests was exposed again after its failure to address unsafe transmission problems led a jury to rule 12-0 in favor of the plaintiff. Our client, Sonia Hernandez Velasquez, represented by Deepak Devabose and Armando Lopez, was awarded a final amount of $126,682.28. This award was more than...Read More

Under the Song-Beverly Consumer Warranty Act (also known as California’s Lemon Law), auto manufacturers have an affirmative duty to repurchase or replace defective vehicles that they sold to California consumers. American Honda Motor Co.’s failure to create a coherent written lemon law buyback policy or provide adequate repairs has resulted in the auto manufacturer having...Read More

A repurchase offer with illegal deductions was recalculated into a fair offer bolstered by civil penalties against Kia Motor America for its willful violation of our clients’ rights under the Song-Beverly Consumer Warranty Act (also known as California’s Lemon Law). After failing to repair our clients’ 2017 Kia Forte for recurring engine and headlight issues,...Read More

The maximum verdict allowed under the Song-Beverly Consumer Warranty Act (commonly known as California’s Lemon Law) was awarded to the plaintiff for his 2021 Kia Seltos. The jury, which ruled 12-0 in favor of our plaintiff, stated that Kia America, Inc. was so dishonest in its conduct toward its consumers that they wished they could...Read More