N.Y. bill would hold shops to OEM procedures but keep alternative parts laws
— June 3, 2019A bill introduced Friday would allow New York alternative parts laws to stand but otherwise require auto
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La. shop choice bill before Senate; House vote was 88-0
— May 31, 2019A bill increasing fines for steering and requiring the customer be told of their shop choice right has
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Repairify sues AirPro over online asTech comments
— May 30, 2019AsTech parent company Repairify last month sued fellow collision repair scan tool manufacturer AirPro
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New Minn. bill takes aim at steering, picking cheapest parts for auto body repair
— May 29, 2019With one repair procedure bill already potentially in play for the 2020 calendar, a Minnesota representative
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Ore. appeal: 2005 local N.Y. case a rare citation involving auto diagnostic scans
— May 24, 2019A 2005 Watertown, N.Y., City Court case cited in an Oregon vehicle owner’s Ninth Circuit appeal
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Insurers show support for calibration at R.I. hearing, Safelite backs notification
— May 23, 2019Insurance industry representatives at a Rhode Island hearing last week agreed on the idea that advanced
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Counsel: Ore. case law shows auto insurers must cover costs like diagnostic scans
— May 22, 2019Attorney Robert Koch this month said two Oregon legal precedents meant GEICO was wrong to deny pre- and
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ABPA, LKQ challenge repair procedure legislation pushed by body shops, automakers
— May 21, 2019Two prominent alternative parts players recently joined major auto recycling trade groups in attacking
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Breach of implied good faith examined in 9th Circuit appeal of GEICO scan refusal
— May 21, 2019Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Judge N. Randy Smith last week raised the potential for an Oregon policyholder
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9th Circuit judge presses GEICO on scans position in Oregon appeal hearing
— May 21, 2019Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Judge Paul Watford last week tried to pin down GEICO’s diagnostic
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