Customs: 5,700 counterfeit auto parts seized in Pa. include grilles, bumpers
— July 27, 2021U.S. Customs on Thursday announced Philadelphia, Pa., officials seized nearly $300,000 worth of counterfeit
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Ariz. couple sues State Farm in used Nissan quarter panel, appraisal clause dispute
— July 23, 2021An Arizona couple has sued State Farm for breach of contract and a lack of good faith over the insurer’s
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FTC announces more enforcement on repair restrictions
— July 22, 2021The Federal Trade Commission on Wednesday announced it had unanimously voted to get tougher on “repair
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R.I governor vetoes auto body markup, sublet, total loss notification bill
— July 19, 2021Declaring that the bill would raise costs “without adding commensurate benefits to consumers,”
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Biden competition executive order also mentions licensing, noncompetes
— July 14, 2021Besides its discussion of “unfair anticompetitive restrictions on third-party repair or self-repair
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AASP-MA meets with lawmakers on inflation-tied auto body labor rate bill
— July 13, 2021The Alliance of Automotive Service Providers of Massachusetts recently met with lawmakers to advocate
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Biden order encourages FTC to consider rules on anticompetitive repair barriers
— July 12, 2021Democratic President Joe Biden on Friday “encouraged” the Federal Trade Commission chair
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Total losses: ACV and state charges, prepaid future OEM features
— July 5, 2021We’ve been focusing on total loss valuations lately after consumer advocates have raised the prospect
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Negotiator: Initial total loss ACVs coming in low, might cost consumers, shops chance to repair
— July 5, 2021Another consumer advocate has reported encountering multiple instances of vehicles totaled because of
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KPA guest column: Things to know about respirator evaluations, fit testing
— July 4, 2021Editor’s note: Respiratory protection violations represented the No. 1 source of citations experienced
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