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A The process surprisingly takes very little of your time. With our efforts, most cases are resolved out of court within 2 months. Your main responsibility during this process will be to update us on any new repairs and to confer with your attorney via phone or e-mail regarding settlement offers.

A Yes; your warranty is still valid and is not affected by the fact that you have made a claim. Also, if you decide to accept a cash settlement and retain ownership of the vehicle; the settlement does not affect your right to continue to receive warranty repairs. Your warranty continues for its natural term.

A The BBB Auto Line only decides to award a repurchase or replacement at arbitration 22.8% of the time and repair 12% of the time (a repair award is meaningless because repairs are already required under warranty). [Source: 2009 BBB Auto Line Statistics]. The Auto Line also does not appear to offer cash compensation. For the vast majority of consumers, the BBB Auto Line is just a procedural hurdle that causes delay. It also increases the time consumers must keep their defective vehicles and forces them to continue to make payments while delaying resolution.

A You do not have to go to court if you do not want to. We will assert your rights and pursue resolution of your claim out of court. With the assistance of your experienced attorney, most claims are resolved out of court without the need for litigation. The resolution and recovery by our clients without having to go to court is facilitated by our diligence, proven record of success in court, and earned respect from manufacturers. If you voluntarily decide to pursue litigation rather than accepting a settlement out of court, we are knowledgeable, experienced, and will prosecute your claim with diligence. Unlike other Firms that may not be interested or willing to litigate, our attorneys have fully and successfully litigated cases and prevailed against the car companies at the trial courts and in the Court of Appeals. With that being said, if a claim is not resolved out of court, you are under no obligation to proceed to court if you do not wish to. You can decide to end the representation without owing any fees.

A No; your vehicle is not automatically labeled a lemon if you make a claim. If you settle a claim for cash compensation and keep the vehicle, the settlement is a compromise where neither party is making any assertions that the vehicle is a lemon. Moreover, the settlement is confidential. The only situation where the vehicle receives the lemon label occurs when the settlement involves returning the vehicle to the manufacturer for a repurchase or replacement. Once the vehicle is returned to the manufacturer, the law requires the manufacturer to notify future buyers that it was reacquired pursuant to a Lemon Law claim. This notice requirement only applies when the manufacturer takes back the vehicle.