‘Repair U’ addresses 3 common auto body shop suspension questions
— February 21, 2018Last month’s “Repair University Live” offered takes on what host Kristen Felder said
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N.Y. shop settles with Progressive; Nationwide loses request for more discovery, summary judgment
— February 21, 2018Following wins before the Second Circuit Appeals Court late last year, a Syracuse, N.Y., body shop has
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Ill. bill requires OEM repair procedures, consent for aftermarket parts
— February 19, 2018An Illinois bill would require written customer consent to use aftermarket parts and require whatever
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Revised version of Calif. labor rate survey bill returns as AB 2276, has two big loopholes
— February 14, 2018A bill allowing insurers to use large geographic areas in labor rate surveys and whatever non-survey
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W.Va. bill would specify new OEM parts needed for newer vehicles
— February 13, 2018A new West Virginia Senate bill would only allow new OEM parts on vehicles 3 years old or younger, closing
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State Farm loses bid to throw out case alleging conspiracy over Ill. Supreme Court rulings
— February 12, 2018Consumers in a lawsuit linked to State Farm’s use of aftermarket parts received a win last week
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SCRS, I-CAR seek body shops’ stories, questions about absent Hyundai repair procedures
— February 12, 2018The Society of Collision Repair Specialists and I-CAR are requesting auto body shops across the country
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2019 VW Arteon, 2018 Buick Regals make active hoods standard
— February 9, 2018An international pedestrian-protection technology will begin to appear in more collision repairers’
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Opposing parts bill, Hawaii insurance head critical of OEMs, gives status quo pass
— February 7, 2018Hawaii Insurance Commissioner Gordon Ito last month carped about auto manufacturers in opposing an OEM
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Ins. Commissioner Ito opposes bill to keep Hawaiians from paying out-of-pocket on OEM parts
— February 7, 2018Hawaiian Insurance Commissioner Gordon Ito declared last week that his office couldn’t see any
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