USED CAR FRAUD SETTLEMENT POLICIES

Different policies are required for used car dealers. 

1. Confirm receipt of settlement letters

Used car dealers tend to deny getting things they do not like.  Accordingly, initial letters should be send in several ways,  fax, certified mail, and regular mail.  if there is no response, a letter should be send confirming the dealer has not responded and presumably is not interested in settling the matter.

2. Document Willingness to Settle

Why not simply proceed to court.  There are several reasons.  Most courts schedule information exchange (discovery) before trial, so there is a wait of at least a year.  Many clients want their claims resolved before then.  Dealers are funny.  Before the lawsuit they say things like this, go ahead sue us, we don't care, we have the best lawyers around.  Once the case is filed, you hear, "our dealership has been in business for over 25 years, I don't know why the case got so far.  I only wish the plaintiff's lawyers had just picked up the phone and called me and this whole mess could have been worked out."  Thus, for time, and to document unsuccessfully attempts at resolution, we recommend the dealer be contacted and settlement efforts be documented.  

3. Set Deadlines One is amazed at what a dealer can do to complete a sale, in one day negotiations are completed, titling documents executed, vehicle inspected, insurance confirmed, financing arranged.  Yet when a claim is presented, things move awfully slow, managers are not available, claims take months. 

A plaintiff lawyer must set deadlines or otherwise claims will just linger.     

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