Automobile fraud : odometer, salvage, and lemon laundering fraud, title abuses and yo-yo sales / Carolyn L. Carter, John W. Van Alst, Jonathan Sheldon.

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:	Consumer credit and sales legal practice series.
Main Author:	Carter, Carolyn L.
Other Authors:	Sheldon, Jonathan A. Van Alst, John W.
Language:	English
Published:	Boston, Mass. : National Consumer Law Center, [2011], ©2011.
Edition:	Fourth edition.
Series:	Consumer credit and sales legal practice series.
Subjects:	Used car trade > Law and legislation > United States. Odometers > Law and legislation > United States. Automobile repair fraud > United States. Consumer protection > Law and legislation > United States.
Physical Description:	xxxiii, 702 pages : illustrations, forms ; 28 cm.
Format:	Book

Contents:

Introduction and practice checklists
Investigatory techniques
Automobile title law
Yo-yo (spot-delivery) abuses and sublease scams
Federal and state odometer requirements
Remedies for MVICSA and state odometer act violations
Other statutes specifically relating to automobile fraud
Common law fraud, deceit, and misrepresentation
Warranty, mistake, UDAP, RICO, unconscionability, and negligence claims
Litigating automobile fraud cases
Appendix A. Federal statutes
Appendix B. Federal regulations
Appendix C. State laws relating to automobile fraud
Appendix D. State-by-state information on requesting title histories
Appendix E. Sample documents
Appendix F. State automobile dealer licensing offices
Appendix G. Sample complaints
Appendix H. Sample discovery
Appendix I. Sample jury trial documents
Appendix J. Sample motions and briefs
Appendix K. Sample class action pleadings in an odometer rollback case
Appendix L. Sample attorney fee papers
Appendix M. Websites related to automobile fraud
Appendix N. Finding pleadings and primary sources on the compansion website.