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Generation Next
Published April 4, 2017, Los Angeles Daily Journal – There once existed a time when our teenage youth dreamt wildly of the car they someday hoped to own, adorning their bedroom walls with posters of European […]
Drive It Like You Stole It
Published March 17, 2017, Los Angeles Daily Journal – For some, ownership of a rare automobile is as enjoyable and relevant as possession of historically significant fine art. Though automobiles were conceived as a means of […]
Service Advisors in California Not Exempt from Overtime Laws
The Fair Labor Standards Act is a federal law that requires U.S. employers to pay overtime to employees who work more than 40 hours a week, unless that employee qualifies for an exemption. Employees […]
The ADA and Consumer Test Drives
Claims asserted under the Americans with Disabilities Act on behalf of disabled individuals visiting dealerships or public places are not new. Recently, however, dealerships have been faced with a new access claim and potential […]
The Mexican Standoff
Published February 8, 2017, Los Angeles Daily Journal – During his campaign trail, President Donald Trump blasted the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), calling it “the single worst trade deal ever approved in this […]
The Next Four Years
Published November 1, 2016, Los Angeles Daily Journal – In a week’s time we will have a new leader of the free world, and with it a new era of policy, diplomacy and economy will usher […]
Formula One’s $8 Billion Deal
Published October 5, 2016, Los Angeles Daily Journal – At 5 feet 3 inches tall, 85-year-old Bernie Eccelstone has stood supreme over the Formula One enterprise for nearly half of a century, transforming the […]
The Exporting Enigma
Published September 8, 2016, Los Angeles Daily Journal – The number is staggering, really: $438 billion. That is the amount the federal government spent in excess of revenue it collected in 2015. Pundits will tussle over […]
Supreme Court Strengthens Right to Use Arbitration Clauses
In August, the California Supreme Court handed down a substantial win for car dealers: heavy-handed arbitration provisions and class action waivers in pre-drafted retail installment sales contracts are enforceable.
The case of Sanchez v. Valencia Holding Company LLC concerned a consumer who had purchased a used 2006 […]
Britain’s Exit and the Auto Industry
Published July 12, 2016, Los Angeles Daily Journal – The sanctity of the European Union – a sovereign pack architected in the 1950s to prevent another flare-up of extreme nationalism that led to two World Wars […]
