Letters,
Consumer Law,
Civil Litigation
Jul. 30, 2020
Auto manufacturers: avoid lemon law liability by complying with it
The July 27 column, “Time to end systematic abuse of California’s lemon law,” authored by two Hyundai Motor America in-house counsel, advocates for the undermining of Song-Beverly through the weakening of its attorney fee-shifting provision.
Elliot J. Conn
Founder and Principal
Conn Law, PC
445 Bush St, 6th Fl
San Francisco , CA 94108
Fax: (415) 632-1901
Email: elliot@connlawpc.com
UC Berkeley SOL; Berkeley CA
Elliot is a consumer advocate lawyer with offices in both Los Angeles and San Francisco.
The California Legislature has long recognized that for most California families, purchasing a vehicle may be the most important (and largest) economic decision that they will make in their lives, second only to buying a home. With this consideration in mind, in 1970, the Legislature enacted the Song-Beverly Consumer Warranty Act, California Civil Code Section 1790, et seq. To this day, Song-Beverly remains one of the strongest "lemon laws" in the country.
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