American Family lost an appeal over an aftermarket parts lawsuit which also included an issue regarding the omission of required repairs on damage appraisals. Click here to read the article.

UPDATE:

Here’s the link of the Missouri Court Of Appeals/ Western Division.  Affirmed in Part, Reversed in Part, Remanded with Directions.

WD68586 and WD68610: Overview/Summary
Nicholas H. Smith, et al. vs. American Family Mutual Insurance Company
Author: Harold L. Lowenstein, P.J. Vote: Affirmed in Part, Reversed in Part, Remanded with Directions. Smart, JJ., and Howard, JJ., Concur

What are my rates??  Hmm.. let me get my marker out and fix that…and by the way our charges are not for actual time……

In California, AB 1200 is stirring up some opposition.

Here’s the link to the  AMENDED BILL.

And here’s a link to an article we found discussing the bill.

In the Austin, TX area a woman is accused of running over her husband with a customer’s car at his auto body shop. Click here for this strange story.